My Apologies to Miley Cyrus
Here it is. This is a Mile-by-Mile race report of my first half marathon. I figured it would be best to share the thoughts I had along the way... that way you get to see the real me. The real me that comes out while I run. Mile 0-1: Ugh! My legs are tired. Don't think about it... they'll perk up soon. Mile 1-3: OK... my legs feel pretty good. My foot feels pretty good. I'm feeling pretty good. I can do this! No problem. Mile 3-4: I'm maintaining pretty good pace (about 13:30/mile... which for me is a nice, easy, long-term pace). I kind of have to use the restroom. I'll stop at the next port 'a potty. Mile 4: There are the port 'a potties. Good timing since they are right at the bottom of the hill. That will give me a chance to breathe before I head up the hill. Port 'a Potty Break: Don't touch anything... don't touch anything... Mile 4-5: Oh, man! My ...
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I used to "steal" every package from my kids Halloween candy. When they were young, and they were completely undiscerning about what kind of chocolate they ate, they couldn't tell. Now that they're older, they just hand it over to me.
My husband just called about 2 minutes ago to tell me he was about to sign us up for our first marathon in March!