The BIG half marathon was this past weekend. All of my months of training had come down to this day. I felt prepared and most of all ready for it to be over. Nicole & I woke up much, much too early to get on a bus & go running (4am!). Seriously, there must be something wrong with us. After boarding the bus we then waited for an hour in the freezing cold canyon for the race to start. Again, craziness.
Once the race started I was feeling good. I was doing well & was on track to beat my time from last year's half marathon.....by a good 10 minutes. Then came the last 3 miles where the following happened:
1. We exited the canyon and still had 3 miles to run.....so we ran around the Riverwoods for 3 miles. We kept running near the finish line and then turning around and running away from teh finish line. Not fun when you just want to be done.
2. There was no water station between mile 7.5 and mile 12. I needed water around mile 11 and literally had to stop because I couldn't breathe my mouth was so dry. This had never been a problem and I think mentally I really started freaking out that there was no water. It was a scary moment, but I'm glad I didn't pass out.
I crossed the finish line in 2:11 which is 3 minutes faster than last year (2:11), but I still felt I was doing much better than that before the last 3 miles.
I wouldn't really recommend the Provo River Trail Half Marathon. It was poorly organized and the course was not fun. Hobble Creek was much better (and much more downhill). This one was flat (except the first 2.5 miles) which is very boring!
Anyways, it is over and I may be retired from running (at least any distance over 6 miles). I am definitely retired for the next week....LOL!! Here is a picture of me & Nicole (post race, not our best photo!). Nicole is SPEEDY fast. She ran it 20 minutes faster than me (1:50). I can only dream of going that fast.
Once the race started I was feeling good. I was doing well & was on track to beat my time from last year's half marathon.....by a good 10 minutes. Then came the last 3 miles where the following happened:
1. We exited the canyon and still had 3 miles to run.....so we ran around the Riverwoods for 3 miles. We kept running near the finish line and then turning around and running away from teh finish line. Not fun when you just want to be done.
2. There was no water station between mile 7.5 and mile 12. I needed water around mile 11 and literally had to stop because I couldn't breathe my mouth was so dry. This had never been a problem and I think mentally I really started freaking out that there was no water. It was a scary moment, but I'm glad I didn't pass out.
I crossed the finish line in 2:11 which is 3 minutes faster than last year (2:11), but I still felt I was doing much better than that before the last 3 miles.
I wouldn't really recommend the Provo River Trail Half Marathon. It was poorly organized and the course was not fun. Hobble Creek was much better (and much more downhill). This one was flat (except the first 2.5 miles) which is very boring!
Anyways, it is over and I may be retired from running (at least any distance over 6 miles). I am definitely retired for the next week....LOL!! Here is a picture of me & Nicole (post race, not our best photo!). Nicole is SPEEDY fast. She ran it 20 minutes faster than me (1:50). I can only dream of going that fast.
I was also happy that my parents came again to cheer me on. It was great to have someone cheering for you at the finish line!
6 comments:
Wow, You are amazing. Good Job!! I'll stick with a 10k.
Yeah Jen!! Way to go!!!!
You are an inspiration.... don't give up running, you are just too good at it.
You inspire me...not enough though to do a half marathon myself...10K was enough. Great job...you amaze me.
I am glad you beat your time from last year. The last 3 miles does not sound like fun at all. That would kill me mentally too!
You are a running machine! I am in awe miss Jen. I'm sure Lynette has been missing you at aerobics while you train for all these marathons. Is your job going great? Are you able to fit in aerobics at all? I miss you guys!
I really am impressed with you. You and Nicole both look so good! You guys are amazing!
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