Race Report- 1/2 Marathon this time...

[colby]

Awesome! You look great.

I love the paisley pants picture on your blog, too.

[teigyr]

You look fantastic! You also look like you are having so much fun too.

You DID make it look so easy. Perhaps there will be a lot of half-marathon converts after reading your blog

[Urlea]

Thanks!

Some of you may say I made it "look easy", trust me, it wasn't. Especially dropping close to a minute off my mile which made everything after mile 6 a strong test in determination. My body was very much hurting the next day and the day after that, but it's worth it. I have a new appreciation for being able to walk down stairs pain-free now.

I figured it would be more difficult considering my longest runs leading up to this 1/2 were only 7miles. That's the best I could manage without burning myself out. (I had back-to-back sprint tri wknds and the **** Beardsley 1/2 the next wknd after that.) Thankfully my training for the first 1/2 in May held up.

As to the "high kick", the only time you will EVER see me with one is when I'm sprinting at the finish. Otherwise I have a short gate and really don't lift my feet all that high.

Anywho, If you're thinking about doing one, go for it!! There's no reason (if you're training) that you can't do a half.

Now I'm getting geared up for my first trail run race of the season. The "filthy 5k" that they purposely make muddy and give awards out to the dirtiest runners. Should be fun.

It's getting cold though so I'm digging out the flattering spandex pants. Still trying to figure out what to wear on my bike, fall is such a perfect season for riding here.