Quick race recap

Morning everyone! I join you as I am relaxing bright and early with as much compression on, icy hot and dog sitting the best dog ever! I took on a walk and 2 mins in she found a deer antler! Cool!

So the race yesterday was Hard! I was not prepared for that hard of a 13.1 miles. I have run long runs with some hills but not enough. I was in my head the whole time yelling at myself to move but I just couldn't. I had two awesome ladies join me for big parts of the race too. The tried their hardest to help me but I couldn't block out the pain in my body.

So from the beginning, I woke up ready and tried to eat but couldn't. I have had this issue for says now. I am waking up with a running nose and I can't eat more than a few bites. It got me all worked up that I won't do well bc I didn't eat. So I was all ready negative talking.

We headed down and got there with plenty of time to hit up the potties twice (there were 8 potties for 600 people!). Before I knew it we were off.

My plan after looking at the elevation map was a steady 8:24pace. Well first mile was 8:04 second 8:12. Heather met me at 1.5 and watched pace for me. I got it better by mile 3-4. I parted with Heather at mile 4.5 and took off up the bitch of a hill. It went up from 4.5 until 6.7. It was hard people. I stopped looking at my watch at this point. I couldn't run up it that fast but I was NOT going to walk!


I finally saw some half marathon people coming back so I knew I had to be near the top. I saw manda, dud and mister up ahead waiting for me too!! Manda jumped in with me with fresh legs and I was right back to negative thoughts that I couldn't keep up. But there was down hill coming up! Ok so when you go up a short steep hill you really feel the down hill but I did not feel any down hill here!
My thutt was so tight from the angled pavement and my stomach was bubbling every two minutes I was not having fun. Manda was great she talked to me.. Tried to get me to drink lots and take chews. I would say no but a minute later after an inner debate I would ask for them(I did carry my handheld which soon got very heavy. Heather and manda carried it when they ran with me).

We soon made it back to where I left heather and once again I said oh shit she has fresh legs she is going to kill me. They did their best to get me out of my head but I was a gonner. I was still stuck on the hill and how bad it was.
Manda stopped at 2.5 water station to wait for her friends to come through and heather got me to the finish. I always fight her when we run. She was yelling start kicking and I would yell not yet!! Well I should of listened I got past right at the line by another girl.
My goal was way more than I could pull off. I have ran better times but with how hard it was I am ok with it.
Here are my stats
1:57
10th out of 45 in my age group
53 out of 246 women

Not bad for a come back race post stress fracture.
Pros no pain in my shin
Had great friends and supporters the whole time.
I beat my OBGYN and his wife!!!
Cons: my stomach and thutt pain
I carried to much stuff and think it threw off my form

Hopefully more race pics to come from their website but I can guarantee they will be worst photos ever and be sent to Skinnyrunner for her collection.

Did you race this weekend? How did it go?

Believe

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After some news today I just can't let something take me down. Emotions run high with me and I can't let not being chosen stop me in my tracks. I start questioning why not me....but I can't.


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I have BELIEVE tattooed on me for this very reason...to never give up and keep BELIEVING!

Last LR

So on my loosely NON-training schedule I have reached my last few days before my half marathon. Yes I did not want to plan too much for this race. I am still coming back from the stress fracture and I am no Emily when it comes to come backs! So I did the 10% increase from my 6week no running and built up to 13miles.

This past weekend I hit the riverwalk for a 9mile run. ( I did not want to be alone after another attempted abduction at our school so I sought out company) I met Amanda and Dud at the townhouse with a general plan in mind. Dud has had to bike since he has had some pretty bad pain in his knee after our last race. Amanda, who I am so proud of ran almost all the 9miles with me!!

I went out with a pace in mind of no faster than 9:15. Well let's say we felt good and were all over the place with our pace. We had a few 8:30's to 9:30s to average a 9:15pace. We stopped for drink breaks and for Dud to try to run a little. This was a great confidence booster run for me! I loved the company, even when we were all quiet. I tried out my new handheld water bottle for this run and loved it. If it is going to be warm like predicted on Saturday I will be using it again.

Here's to hoping to nice weather on Saturday!

QOTD: Do you race with a handheld? How far of a race is too short/long to carry a handheld?

Finish Line online deal

Welcome everyone!

I have been shopping around for new sneakers for a week or so now. Last weekend I tried on the Asics Kayano 18 limited edition.
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Today I went to my local running store hoping to try out the Brooks Ravenna and try the Kayano 18 on and compare. I left even more confused because I tried on a newer version of Brook's Adrenaline. I wear the 10's which I learned does not have the new DNA thingy in the support. I like the support a lot. The Ravenna's had less support and were lighter. But I am thinking I need the support even if the pay off is a little more weight to it. I also started to really rule out the Kayano because I can't find the limited edition here in PA and they are $150.

I got home and started checking out all the shoe discount websites I knew. Soon Bri joined me when I could only find shoes as cheap as $80. He soon found the Brook's Adrenaline for $49 at Finishline. He also found me the LETSRUN613 coupon and it was $10 off!! So I went all out and bought 3 pairs for the price of one pair of the Kayano's!! Plus look at the color!!


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Check that deal out everyone it was awesome :)

It will be my day to pace well

My two favorite things together....Dr. Seuss and running!



In honor of the hard half marathon I have coming up with hills! My mountain is waiting and I WILL kick its butt! :)

This lady's 62nd bday!!

This weekend I went home to celebrate my moms bday!

We spent Saturday doing what girls do. My mom and I were up early and headed to the running store. She helped my check out new running shoes. I had a $15 off coupon but even with that as I said before I could not spend the money. So instead I got a handheld water bottle that only ended up being $5. Then my two sisters, niece, my mom and I met for lunch. It was delicious and my niece was adorable! 

After a busy day of us girls shopping we headed home to join the boys for a steak dinner on the grill. Though one boy decided to snore right through dinner! He woke up in time for cake though!

After cake my nephew was so wound after his major power nap! He had me put on a mask he made. I had the brilliant idea to send this text to Bri....I loved the response :) Love how we can scare him from 2hours away!

How was your weekend? Any family time?

My Dream Shoe….

I have never worn Asics before but while at the local running store in Rochester they had me try these on as an option for distance runs. The Kayano 18 limited Edition…also know as the $150 dollar shoes that I can not justify buying when shoes don’t last long for me…But I put them on and they felt amazing. I jumped right on the treadmill and could not stop smiling! I asked the price and lost the smile. I looked online to see if I could find a deal….nope. Limited Edition means no budge on the price. So I am still on the hunt for a shoe to replace my Brooks infinities.

 

Other news with the local store Fleet Feet is that when I pulled up I noticed this out front…

                                                                         

Then we walked in and there was a sign-in and a pile of keys on a table. How come I never knew about this??? Well I may take advantage of the key drop off and water when in Rochester this summer.

(sorry I was trying to be sneaky so it is blurry)

Do you have dream shoes that you just can’t see paying that much for?? Where do you usually buy your shoes?

I usually get my Brook’s shoes from overstock or amazon bc I have small feet and can get last year’s model for about $50 or lower.