When I got home and Casey asked, "How did it go?" I think the first thing I said was, "I got a medal!" He picked up my cardboard circle with a sticker on it and looked at it curiously. Okay, so it's not made of medal, but I earned it dammit and I'll call it a medal!
You know what else I got with my cardboard circle? A personal record!
Final Time: 2:28:01
One of my goals for this experience was to work my way to a time of 2 hours and 30 minutes. With times that have consistently been 10-15 minutes slower than that, I was getting a little nervous. But I finally did it!
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| Sammamish River Trail |
- The run was super cheap!
- I am now a member of a local running club
- We ran on local trails where I can run again (unlike the middle of the street in downtown Austin)
- I'm pretty sure I've discovered a group runners who complete marathons once a week (don't even think about it, Sadie!)
I am definitely feeling the effects of the extra push, and this recovery will be a bit longer, I can already tell. But at least I have a couple of weeks until the next one. Oh yeah, that's right - 3 half marathons in one month! Very appropriately, Sadie and I will run our last half marathon of the year on Thanksgiving Day.
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| #12 Start / Finish Area |
Surely, it won't be my last half marathon, but I'm looking forward to taking my life (and my weekends) back from running for a bit. Well, sometimes. I'm thinking about actually working on my speed at reasonable distances like 5k and 10k.
If anyone wants to help us celebrate the completion of our New Year's resolution (who does that?!) come to the Wittle Waddle at Gas Works Park!
Then we eat!
Imagine how fast I'd be if I didn't stop to take so many pictures!
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| To my Texans: Yes, all races in Washington start at a cute little cabin in the woods. It's a rule. |
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| Getting our instructions at the start. |
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| Turn around! The half-way point. |
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| More of the Sammamish River Trail. |
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