I have to thank my sister-in-law Tawnya for talking me into it. I really enjoyed the challenge of training for it. I've been a steady gym-goer for the past 7 years or so, but I haven't ever taken anything like this on before. Having had 3 kids in the last 4 years, life is definitely busy. Forcing myself to get up off the couch and go for a 5, 6 or 11 mile run after a 12 hour day wrangling 3 girls wasn't always easy, but I'm glad to say that I pulled it off! That being said, I have to thank Tim for being so supportive in my training as well, hanging out with the girls when needed, and being there to cheer me on at the finish-line.
Here's the stats:
Miles - 13.1
Finish time - 1:50:30
Pieces of great harvest bread provided after the race - 3
Placing for women 25-29 - 4th (out of 57)
Placing for women overall -20th (out of 197)
Placing overall - I dunno, I think it was 50-something
Blisters - 2 (from the stupid time-chip thing)
Bathroom stops - 1 (ugh! I hated having to stop for that!)
Breakfast on race morning - Chocolate milk
Dinner the night before - 3 bowls of farina hot cereal - think cream of wheat. CARBS!!!
Hills - 2
Jell-o legs after hills - 2
Weather - Perfect!
9 comments:
that is AMAZING!!! congratulations! you are awesome. hope everything is going well up there. good luck with the girls, cute as ever! brit :o)
Karen,
I am so jealous of your running skills! I like to run, but I wouldn't consider myself a "runner" since my mile time is around 10 mins a mile... SO SLOW! Oh well. Maybe someday I'll figure out how to get faster! Your family is so cute and growing!
You are amazing!!
Great accomplishment!
You rock my socks off! That is totally amazing. I wish i had that kind of perseverance. You should definitely be proud of that!
That's awesome, Karen!! Good job!!
I'm thinking a 5K isn't even quite my speed (maybe a 1 mile run might be)... I'm amazed at your enthusiasim and desire to run a marathon.
Good job on your running accomplishment!
Awesome!!!! Way to go!!
Hi, I miss you! =) Next time Darci is in town, we all need to get together. Hope you guys are doing really well! =)
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