So I was supposed to be blogging as I was training for this half-marathon...
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...Well you can see how that turned out. The semester between school and work put training on the back burner in a sense. However, I had to run that half marathon whether I was ready or not November 11, 2012 down at OBX (Nags Head/Manteo). Can you say yikes? I was nervous and sorta scared but I had a great support system in friends and family that helped me stay calm and not get (too) freaked out. A special thanks to Travis for giving me some step by step instructions on how to prep the day before and day of race day. What a lifesaver!
So the Saturday before the race comes around and I head to the NCSU game to see part of it but my sister and I leave pretty early on to head down to the beach. My dad meets us at home and we make our way to meet my mom. She was great, and picked up my race packet for me! We get down to Nags Head and eat dinner (finally) and we head back where I sort my race stuff out and get to bed sorta early. I wake up at 4:30am to eat my first breakfast of a bagel and peanut butter with banana. Then again at 5:30am to get ready for the race. My dad drives me at 6am to the drop off area....by the way it is FREEZING at 6am. I knew it would warm up but I was in shorts and a tshirt...not the smartest decision until I started running. I ate a Clif bar for my second breakfast and was good to go.
Now this might have been one of the coolest moments! While I was waiting in my corral for the race to start....a lady recognized my ring from Meredith! She graduated in 1980! It was awesome and she was so nice!
The race started and surprisingly I felt great...I finished the first two miles under 10 minutes and then slowed it down...I didn't need to get burnt out to early on. Now let me just say this course is amazing! It had a constant change of scenery which was gorgeous and the spectators were great! It really is encouraging to have people cheering you on as you go along! I think I smiled most of the way! The only real challenge besides the end was that dang bridge. It was not my favorite but I got through it! It was also encouraging to have other runners to help you when you wanted to walk so close to the end. I kept pushing on and sprinted the last 250 feet! I finished with 2:16:24 time which considering I wasn't physically ready I thought,wasn't bad! This was a great race and the best part, I wasn't dehydrated afterwards, the weather was great, I was actually able to eat and didn't feel sick, and had a great time! It was also nice that my sister Sarah was nice enough to drive me back to Raleigh so I could rest, she's the best.
I definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a race to do half or full!
Now on the next weekend....what did we have going on: THE COLOR RUN!
Saturday morning our group headed down to Charlotte to get all colorful! We got our packets and got ready to walk our way to turning into a human rainbow. We developed a strategy to get the most color on us and by the end we just laid down in the street to roll in the color to get it all over. We sang, we took pictures, and had a blast! Oh and got COLORED LIKE A 13OSS. We wish our whole group could have been there but I was thankful Sarah, Emily, Erica, Bani, and Annelise could go!
Until next time something interesting happens....
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