spyrosmom
Cathlete
Still alive, too!!!
2H20M unofficial time. I wanted to come in under 2:15, but it was close. I slept awful last night do to nerves and it was hot in the bedroom. Then had to get up at 5 am to make a 7 am race.
But once I got there, it was fun. The 1st 3 miles seemed a little rough (thought I was going to die) and right at the 3 mile mark we had to go under a viaduct that had several inches of nasty standing water, so they stopped us all to a walk, and we had to walk single file on the sidewalk underneath it.
Miles 3-6 were pretty good, that short walk break seemed to put a spring in my step.
At the beginning of 7 there was a big ol' hill. Most of the hills were short, rolling hills, but this was a biggie. After that it was mostly flat, with just a few ups and downs.
7-11 went really well, but at the beginning of 12 my legs were starting to yell at me. I've been fighting piriformis issues, and it chose to start talking LOUDLY at that point.
When I passed up the 13 mile sigh (yay!!!!!) I had to take a quick, 1 min or so, walk break. I couldn't hold the run anymore. Ran some Coach Sean and Cathe quotes thru my head, gave my head a little shake, and ran the rest.
I really wanted to run the whole thing, but couldn't quite hold it at the end. Oh, well.
It was a beautiful day today, upper 60s and overcast to start, and then lower 70s and the sun came out. Most of it was thru forest preserves and the McDonald's corporate campus, which is beautiful.
Had a good time. Right now, I'm just enjoying the ice pack on my butt!
Nan
In the pic, that's me in the gray shirt and black pants
2H20M unofficial time. I wanted to come in under 2:15, but it was close. I slept awful last night do to nerves and it was hot in the bedroom. Then had to get up at 5 am to make a 7 am race.
But once I got there, it was fun. The 1st 3 miles seemed a little rough (thought I was going to die) and right at the 3 mile mark we had to go under a viaduct that had several inches of nasty standing water, so they stopped us all to a walk, and we had to walk single file on the sidewalk underneath it.
Miles 3-6 were pretty good, that short walk break seemed to put a spring in my step.
At the beginning of 7 there was a big ol' hill. Most of the hills were short, rolling hills, but this was a biggie. After that it was mostly flat, with just a few ups and downs.
7-11 went really well, but at the beginning of 12 my legs were starting to yell at me. I've been fighting piriformis issues, and it chose to start talking LOUDLY at that point.
When I passed up the 13 mile sigh (yay!!!!!) I had to take a quick, 1 min or so, walk break. I couldn't hold the run anymore. Ran some Coach Sean and Cathe quotes thru my head, gave my head a little shake, and ran the rest.
I really wanted to run the whole thing, but couldn't quite hold it at the end. Oh, well.
It was a beautiful day today, upper 60s and overcast to start, and then lower 70s and the sun came out. Most of it was thru forest preserves and the McDonald's corporate campus, which is beautiful.
Had a good time. Right now, I'm just enjoying the ice pack on my butt!
Nan
In the pic, that's me in the gray shirt and black pants
Way to GO!
