I ran my first 1/2 marathon today!!! So I was able to cross that off my bucket list. I came in around 2:18, but officials haven't been released yet so I don't know for sure. I really surprised myself, as I had set a goal of 3:00. Although my race pace most recently was under 10 mph, I wanted to set something realistic. I knew that there would be a lot of hill action on this course (a new course from last year) and honestly, I didn't know how my body would react after mile 12. That's the furthest I'd gone until today. It's funny to me that training regimens for 1/2 and full marathons don't include even one run that is equidistant to the race. But hey, apparently it works, so I'm not gonna ask questions. I think my next race is going to be late April, the Run For Our Heroes, which honors fallen RPD officers.
To my motivators today, I thank you! Kristen, Meredith, guy in yellow, guy with no shirt, girls in tie-dye skirts, girls in pink and green, and my mp3.
So tomorrow, I will cross something off of my travel bucket list - New Orleans!!! One of my best gal pals Amanda is down there for work, and I'm meeting her tomorrow afternoon. I cannot wait! NOLA is calling me - next week holds for me the following things: hanging out with a good friend that I don't get to see near enough, a hurricane at Pat O'Briens, a meal at Emeril's NOLA restaurant, chicory at Cafe du Monde, a cemetery/voodoo tour, a muffuletta (YUM) at the 'home of the muffuletta' and lots of photo ops from Jackson Square to the French Quarter and beyond. Can you tell I'm a little excited?
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