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postwh0re: 1/2 marathon edition
I'm being a huge AW about this to whomever will listen (read) - I ran my first 1/2 marathon today. The weather kind of sucked (72 and super humid...it started raining soon after I finished)
Breakdown
Miles 1-4 easy peasy
Mile 5-7: a lot of hills, tiring me out a little bit, but still feeling good
I made the mistake of saying out loud "Wow, I'm still feeling really good!" around mile 7
Miles 7-9: Things start getting a little rough here. Getting tired, adrenaline wearing off.
Mile 10: I try to convince myself that there is 'only' 5k left!!!!
Mile 11: Kill. me. Can't really feel my legs any longer. Pride and my running partner are the only things keeping me going.
Mile 12: Why did I CHOOSE to do this to myself?
12.5 : Seriously...this isn't over yet?? Somewhere around here I lose my
running partner. It seriously took every ounce of will power not to
walk at this point. I was also contemplating what kind of a masochist
one has to be to run a marathon.
13. So..close
13.1: BLISS
Re: postwh0re: 1/2 marathon edition
Thanks guys!
Kristin - you totally could do it! I just started running the C25K last year, stopped for a while, started again this past summer.
Off to eat and drink the ~2100 calories I burned
CONGRATS! I'm so impressed with people who run.
I ran a 10K "mud run" in '98/99 it was the last time I ran other than to catch a bus and even then I'd rather wait for the next one. Running is the lowest level of hell for me.
Good for you!
I ran one half-marathon and ended up in the ER later that night unable to walk.
Congrats! It really is an aaccomplishment to be proud of.
So, still think it's the last? I started with C25k about a year and a half ago and eventually decided I wanted to run a half just to say I'd done it once. Yeah, in a couple weeks I'll do my 6th half marathon in a year's time. It's addictive.
Thanks everybody! I'm extremely proud of myself. Like stopping strangers on the street to tell them how awesome I am proud.
Wendy - I don't know. I've already backed off on the never again, but I'm not gonna lie. Those last few miles were horrible. I seriously wanted to quit so badly. I haven't had kids, but I imagine this will eventually be like childbirth -- I'll forget how horrible I felt and agree to do it again in a year or so.
I remember after my first somebody was all "are you really going to wear that medal into McDonald's?" (right after the race) and I said "uh, yeah, I'm going to wear this thing for the next week!"
It's funny you should compare it to childbirth. I was just telling Kevin today that I feel like I would be much better prepared for childbirth now than I was four years ago because of the mental toughness/willpower from running even when it hurts and it suuuuuuuucks.
1. I think you are more hardcore than I am
2. My body hurts...real bad