Woke up early, stretched, ran a warm up of .50 miles this morning. Made my way to the capitol in Madison and took on my 2nd Half Marathon. I was nervous because I didn't train as much as I wanted for this run. My goals were 1) Finish under 2 hours 2) 9 min mile pace.
When I got to the Capitol with my friends I ended up starting in the back of the pack. I had no problem with that since I'm only racing against myself, and by starting in the back I get to pass a lot of people and boost my ego! I really didn't hit a wall this race, Mile 11 through 12 was the toughest, but I made my way through it. My nike Ipod attachment really helped because anytime i hit the power button it prompted me with the time, distance and my current pace. When I hit the 12 mile mark I told myself, its now or never so just go for it. Running up W. Washington on the final mile was tough, its all an incline, but I powered through it with some 'Dreaming" by Weezer. On the final .2 miles I sprinted and passed about 20 people. When i hit the finish line my final time was.....
1 HOUR 55 MINS 41 SECONDS
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I made both my goals for the race and I was so pumped to make my goals. It was a great day and shared with great friends. I couldn't have done it without them. Yes, thats you Katie, Pete, Katia and Richard. Thank you for all the support!!!
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