Today, I am proud to say that I have completed my first half marathon. I call it experience of a lifetime and wish that everyone could try it, there is something unexplainable about running with a couple of thousand other people. At first I was a bit nervous, then extremely excited and on the day of, a little bit of both, which made me shiver until the race actually started. It was so thrilling watching everyone participate and run towards the same goal- the finish line! As I ran, I thought to myself, it shouldn’t be a big deal, I have ran 9 miles in the past, what’s 4 more but boy was I wrong, those last 4 miles were the most challenging. I have told myself and Barry that as long as I run under 9 minutes a mile, I will be satisfied and it was until mile 11 hit. The next two miles were definitely a test, as I was ready to quit and kept asking myself, why am I dong this. I prayed to God to just let me finish, no matter what my time was and He came through. My average speed ended up being 9.2 minutes per mile and I thought, I will be disappointed for a very long time, except to my surprise that disappointment disappeared as I crossed the finished line and got to hug the best husband and suporter, he not only cheered me on, he even took pictures, which you will see below. Now that I have fully recovered, I am definitely looking forward to running more half marathons and hopefully one day a full marathon.
