13.1!

Yesterday I ran my first half marathon. Holy Hannah I hurt. But! I did it! I finished! I didn't die, even though it was 88 degrees when I finished at 10 am. 

I set my alarm for 5:45 am, ate breakfast and Natalie and Alex brought me in to town. I got my race packet and anxiously waited around until it was time to line up. 

My plan was to follow the 2:10 pacer. I stayed with her for 5 miles and then had to slow down. 

I was pretty happy at the beginning! By the time the temperature started to increase and the gnats started biting me I was less happy. 

I only trained up to 10 miles. Right around mile 11 I thought I couldn't do it. Luckily at mile 12, there was another college student who seemed to be struggling as well. We started talking. She had been following the 2:00 pacer and came up from behind me. We decided to finish strong together. 

Running 13.1 miles was the hardest thing  I have ever done. I couldn't have done with without my cheering section and the random runners along the way who I chatted with. It's fun to run with other people! 

I was happy with my time, and happy to lay in my bed for most of the day yesterday with ice packs  of course that was after eating delicious waffles to recover!