Well, I did it. I finished my first 1/2 Marathon. 13.1 miles!!!!! What on earth was I thinking? Well, I think I know what I was thinking...Why not? If I can do it...do it. It feels good now that it is over and I can still walk. I know I did not over do myself, so all is good.
My Running Buddy Laura was a great encouragement the whole time. I kept running because she was running and that made it so much better. She also was a great chearleader." 4 miles gone, now it it is just a jont around Lake Hefner ( that is our 9.1 miles corse we trained on )" Only 5 miles left! That is a run around the park" and so on. She was the best!!!
Wondering how long it took? 2 hours, 29 minutes and 47 seconds. Our initial goal was 3 hours...then I had dilutions of grandeur half way through and thought 2 hours. Well, when that did not happen under 2 and a half was going to make us happy and boy did we push it a little there at the end when we saw it was a possibility.
Well, thanks to all my well wishers and I will start working on my next 1/2 marathon...OKC Memorial Marathon in the spring.
