This is a race that almost didn't happen. I was sick all week and things just kept getting worse. Achy, tired, cough.. all the signs of a bad cold. When the alarm went off, I seriously contemplated skipping the race. I felt horrible. But thanks to my husbands reverse psychology, I got up and got ready. I really didn't expect much from myself because it was the sickest I've felt in a long time. I'd be happy if I could just finish the race.
I LOVE half marathons and I especially LOVED this race. The course was beautiful, it was very well organized and overall it ended up being a great day! My only complaint is that the course was long. I had it at 13.4 miles. Not to say it wasn't hard. Because it was! Especially around the 6 mile mark. I felt sick, my legs were tired and overall I had pretty much no energy. Thankfully I had a gu with me. Drank that and made it over the hump. Once I hit the 7 mark, the countdown began! Thankfully the miles really seemed to fly by during this race. All except for the last 2 miles. I tried to push my pace harder to finish the race but there was nothing in the tank. Those last two miles just wouldn't end. When I finally saw the finish line I got very emotional. I'm not sure if it was because I was sick, but when I finished and saw my parents and my husband I almost started crying hysterically. Tears of joy for sure. It was definitely emotional to finish. Click "Read More" to hear the results.
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I love crafting! I'm very lucky that a group of my friends do as well! This weekend we created burlap wreaths. They were SUPER easy and only required a few materials. For mine I used: 1 roll of plain burlap 1 roll of printed burlap 1 wooden letter 1 wreath wire outline *optional, wire Click "Read More" for full instructions on how to make a beautiful burlap wreath!
This week marks the last week of my half marathon training. 36 miles. I feel like I'm coming down with a cold, so I didn't do my 5 miles today. So, I'll finish the week around 31 miles. I remember freaking out last year the week of my half, but this year I'm more excited. In ready to get out on the course and see how much I've improved. I've about doubled my mileage for the year versus last year, even with missing about three months to recover from a stress fracture. Positive attitudes create positive results. Really looking forward to this race! Picture from my 1st half: I'd love to hear from you! Are you running any races this week? Planning on running any next year?
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