Runner's support and Accountability
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The half marathon went very well this past Saturday (11/10). The morning temps were quite chilly. I believe it was around 29 degrees when the race started at 8:00am, but it was a full sun/blue sky kind of day so that helped some. I really wasn’t sure how things would go since I had run on Thursday leading up to the half marathon and my legs were still a little sore from that one. AND, I banged my right knee into our coffee table on Friday night. Ugh! However, those factors didn’t seem to have any negative impact on Saturday’s half. I was determined to start slowly and build to a comfortable pace. That strategy worked out well. The hills were brutal but I pushed through and felt strong through mile 10 and I thought I would be able to finish the run without having to take any walk breaks. Then, I encountered one final, evil, monstrous hill at mile 11. I made it halfway, but succumbed to the incline and had to walk the rest of the way to the top. Once I hit the crest I started to run again and was able to finish out the half with a time of 2 hours 15 minutes. My watch indicated that I had run a total of 13.9 miles and the race directors even state that the mileage for the course may not be exact. So, my overall time may have been a little better. All this to say, I was thrilled with how this run turned out. I have not run this kind of distance in over two years due to nagging injuries. Six weeks ago I was sure I would not be able to run more than 3-5 miles at a time ever again. This half marathon has boosted my confidence and I am considering another one in late April. Thanks @Nascfan for checking in on me after the race on Saturday. Your encouragement means more than you know!
@abeach it was my pleasure! I was cheering you from here all morning! You should come down for the Star Wars Choose Your Side in April! That would be awesome!
You did so great, I am super proud of you! Nice job banging that knee, you do like to make things difficult
@abeach Great job! Great pace! So proud of you for completing that half marathon!!! And I’m especially glad you have recovered enough from all those injuries to be able to do it! Late April for your next one eh? There’s one in Gettysburg in late April…just sayin…we’re likely signing up for that one
Well it’s standard time again and that means, when it comes to weekly paced workouts, back on the DREADmill!
The weekend distance runs (a.k.a. the runs that count toward monitoring actual progress) can still be done at home or wherever. So I got that going for me, which is nice.
That said, since my last update, Christy and I did a distance run at home on November 4th:
Distance: 3.00 miles
Time: 0:38:14
Pace: 12’45″/mileAnd another one in the foothills of Westfield, PA on November 11th. This one was with temps in the 20s, down a 400ft hill and then back up
Getting to the bottom was no big deal, but then turning around and seeing the steep road back up…well it might as well have been a wall! Still, Christy and I did amazingly well! We were shocked!Distance: 3.50 miles
Time: 0:44:05
Pace: 12’35″/mile
XPI just signed up for my first 5k
Good luck!
How exciting, let us all know how it goes! 
I just signed up for my first 5k, it is the day after thanksgiving and I’m nervous and excited too ! I am going to sign up for the Disney virtual race soon too !
If you put your mind to it, you’ll do great things. We believe in you!
I just signed up for my first 5k, it is the day after thanksgiving and I’m nervous and excited too ! I am going to sign up for the Disney virtual race soon too !
If you put your mind to it, you’ll do great things. We believe in you!
Thank you ! everyone here has inspired me to do it, I have wanted to for a long time
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