My 1/2 marathon

Hello One and All….

Let me tell you about my ½ marathon. OMG! I will say this. My Dr. seems to know what he is talking about it. He was so right when he told me it would hurt like a MF if I ran this race. Jerk! I think he wished that on me.

The day was great for running, The weather was very nice, not to cool at the start and it never got very hot.

There was a time limit for the first 4 miles, so I pushed hard to get past that. We done 4 miles in 58:12, after that, I put in easy drive and walked pretty much the rest of the race. We did jog now and again just for a change. At miles 6.5 the biking bunch was there yell and carrying on for us. (Liz, Chuck, Kirsten and Kevin) It was like having Celeste and Gary at mile 19, only without the food. But my BFF, Liz gave me her pain meds that she had for her ouchie (her story to tell) The Tylenol helped a lot. Thank you so much Liz, You rock! At mile 9 (I think) I stopped in the aid center and got an ice pack for my back, and boy did that help a lot. Some where around 11, I wanted to quiet and just lay down. But I knew if I did that, I would not get up and finish what I started. Which we all know is against my grain. Between 11 and 12 I hurt so bad, I could not even keep water down. If I snipped, up it would come. So I stopped at the aid station again and got some more Tylenol, and second ice pack. It was enough for me to finish the race. My time is 4:15 or there about.

You just read the about the pain, now how about some disappointment? They ran out of medals. So Cyndi and I didn’t get one. (And tons of others) Some of the runner in the shuttle with us going back to the hotel finished 3:50 and they didn’t get any either. What we did get was a number to call and have sent in the mail. OK good I get it, but its just not the same. You know?

Because my back was in so much pain, I was running weird and now my knee is hurting worst then my back. Oh great. But I am sure that will be fine with some rest.

OK that’s my story.

I hope you all had a great weekend.

LL