Mission Accomplished!

 

1. My clothes laid out the night before.
2. The orange thing on my shoe is a sensor, it tracks your exact running time.
3. After the race with my baby who does not like to cooperate when a camera is involved.
4. My treat afterwards- and yes all three were quickly eaten. 

The half marathon went really well, I finished in 2 hours and 12 minutes- 45 minutes faster than my best time during training. The race itself was amazing, you definitely get this feeling of adrenaline while running amongst a sea of other people. It is addictive and I'm ready to run another one! If you have every thought about running in a race- do it! If I can train and successfully run in a half marathon in 6 weeks anyone can. Sorry for the lack of pictures, I took some at the actual race with my cell phone but the pictures didn't transfer over when I got a new one. 

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                                                               Pants, Shoes, and Sock by Nike



So I have decided to run a half marathon.  The race I chose is only 6 weeks away, which doesn't leave me much time to train.  I have always wanted to run in a race but whenever I would research local races I would find either a race which was 9 months away or like 2 weeks away. Obviously 2 weeks is not enough time to train and 9 months is so far out that it's hard to prioritize it and train accordingly.  So while 6 weeks is short so far it has pushed me to be serious about training.  When I miss a day I feel like I missed an opportunity to better my time, distance and endurance.   I am not much of a running at all but am up to the challenge,so wish me luck!