That's me, but not a single picture to prove it. Finished my first 1/2 marathon in Nashville on Saturday. As you can see by my stats, it was a mediocre performance by the race standards, but I had no goal time in mind for myself. Here's my mile recap:
- 1-9.5 - glorious time, having a blast, and taking it all in
- 9.5-10 - realize that I'm in deep trouble
- 10-11 - someone shot a hole in the gas tank, and I'm losing fuel at an alarming rate
- 11-12 - hanging on for dear life; running with eyes closed; out of body experiences
- 12-13 - spend every step reminding my feet what to do
- finish line - bliss
- My running partners, Christy and Michelle. There's NO way I would've made it without these girls. We hung together until mile 11 or so. Michelle finished first of the 3, and then Christy who achieved a new PR by 10 minutes. Way to go girls!
- Corral jumping - thanks to our friends in corral 7 who convinced us to jump in with them. It was a really long hike to 19.
- The out and back section of the course. Very motivating to see all the really good runners going by, and let's be honest, it was great to see that thousands where behind me.
- The precious souls along the residential stretch with an endless supply of orange slices. Thank you!
- Team Lee's can't-miss-us-sherbert-gone-wild-colored shirts. It was so fun to spot that color along the miles and cheer for a familiar face. A few times spectators yelled out "Go, Lee University!" Loved that.
- Belmont Church - those people were straight jammin' when we ran by.
- The poor guy who thought our shirts were sponsored by a dentist office. The back read "People for Care and Learning." He thought it said "Care and Cleaning." And I thought I was delirious?
- Alumni dinner at Buca - pre-race fun!
- Lunch at Changs - our reward. Christy and I ate lemon scallops like they might grow legs and walk away at any second.
9 comments:
Way to go, Merica! I owe you one sleeveless tank for my betrayal. Loved your recap!
Congratulations!!! I remember those oranges being a life saver! Way to go!
YEA for you!!! Really, I'm totally impressed and more than a little envious. Wish I could have done it with you, though I'm fairly certain you would have left me in the dust! :-)
Way to go! That's wonderful.
i'm so very impressed! wish we could have seen you while you were here! come back soon!
Wow..I'm so impressed!!! I had so many friends that ran it and one girlfriend ended up on hospital for a day from heat stroke...She was one of the ones collapsed on the street...so scary...congrats..that is awesome, kj
Lemon scallops are a great reward for finishing anything, especially the death valley ½ marathon last week.
Congratulations on your first and most difficult!
Um, I don't have any other way to reach you except on here- but I need your address please:-) Feel free to email it to me at froyo28@aol.com. Thanks Merica!
what fun ...i did the race a few years ago and my 11 year old says he wants us to run it next year ... i guess i better figure out a way to start training again .... hee hee
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