gidget1978
Cathlete
So I had an up coming race last weekend that I had trained for since the end of Aug. I run on a daily basis and this run was full of hills so I thought that I better do the training program suggested...which I did...and glad that I did. There were more hills then I could have ever imagined. And I am not talking about steep hills, Im talking loooooong hills that never seem to end! I had no clue what the route was so I had no idea what I was in for. 3 days later, and I still can't workout. The DOMS in my legs is crazy!
The day before the race we were teasing one of DH's friends and told him that he should come along with me. His response? "Sure, I could do 20K. I probably wouldn't be able to walk tomorrow, but I could do it". I really like this guy but at that moment I wanted to punch him right in the kisser. Don't you just love it when people make workouts and races seem easy like anyone could do it? I run 12-15k on a daily basis and this race did a number on me. So you can imagine someone you doesn't run? Puh!
And a question I loved to be asked..."did you win"? LOL Are you kidding me? Do you think I signed up for this race to WIN it? Do you not realize that I am just a everyday runner, running amongest track and feild kids or people who have ran all there lives and ran many races...and you are asking ME if I won. Then when you say "No", it almost makes you feel as if you didn't accomplish anything.
On a brighter note, I did good. My goal was to finish the race in 1:40-1:45 but after hearing many people talk about their timing last year, I thought that I was being a little to ambitious. Non the less, I finished in 1:43, 103 out of 400 runners, 3rd in my age group out of 49 women (30-39) and 16th out of 171 women.The race was 20km long,3 kms of flat,4 big hills and the last one being over a mile long at the end of the race. Not to bad....to bad I couldn't walk the past few days
Anyway...it was offically the hardest thing that I have ever had to do! Sign me up next year!
The day before the race we were teasing one of DH's friends and told him that he should come along with me. His response? "Sure, I could do 20K. I probably wouldn't be able to walk tomorrow, but I could do it". I really like this guy but at that moment I wanted to punch him right in the kisser. Don't you just love it when people make workouts and races seem easy like anyone could do it? I run 12-15k on a daily basis and this race did a number on me. So you can imagine someone you doesn't run? Puh!
And a question I loved to be asked..."did you win"? LOL Are you kidding me? Do you think I signed up for this race to WIN it? Do you not realize that I am just a everyday runner, running amongest track and feild kids or people who have ran all there lives and ran many races...and you are asking ME if I won. Then when you say "No", it almost makes you feel as if you didn't accomplish anything.
On a brighter note, I did good. My goal was to finish the race in 1:40-1:45 but after hearing many people talk about their timing last year, I thought that I was being a little to ambitious. Non the less, I finished in 1:43, 103 out of 400 runners, 3rd in my age group out of 49 women (30-39) and 16th out of 171 women.The race was 20km long,3 kms of flat,4 big hills and the last one being over a mile long at the end of the race. Not to bad....to bad I couldn't walk the past few days
Anyway...it was offically the hardest thing that I have ever had to do! Sign me up next year!
