This morning I completed 13.1 miles at the San Antonio Rock 'N Roll Marathon and Half-Marathon. I did it in right at 2 hours and 45 minutes...not a record by any means but was a totally rewarding experience for me. Here are the firsts that came with it:
1-First time to get up at 4:30AM ON PURPOSE to go and run.
2-First time to line up with 30 THOUSAND other crazies to go and run.
3-First time to run 5 miles straight (personal best that I am proud of).
4-First time to continue on a run/walk to mile 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and finally to 13.1!
5-First time to think I might just cry if I took one more step (I am still in pain, never felt my knees hurt like this before).
And last, but not least...
6-First time to plan one year out to do the half marathon RELAY with the other girls that ran today which is only like 3 miles a person...a much smarter decision I think!
I'll post some pictures and a few of the funny shirts/signs I saw out there.
Now, it's 7:45PM, I've take two Tylenol PM so I am going to bed and pray that I can walk tomorrow...
2 comments:
So proud of you! And to run 5 miles w/o stopping at the beginning - that's awesome.
Congratulations, Dena!! I ran my first half in February this year and it was incredibly rewarding. I heard the Rock n' Roll marathons are a blast. I don't think I'll be running another one anytime soon...and I'm perfectly okay with that (:
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