Wings to carry you to the finish line, literally – Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend. Run Disney announced their latest race in January in Disneyland. Maybe this is one I’ll do with my girls over a long vacation when they are all grown up.
Almost everyone who runs long distance is aware of this special event – The Boston Marathon. One of the Race Director’s started the event after attending an Olympics marathon; and selected the Patriot’s day to celebrate the US’s great runner – Paul Revere. Its since grown in prestige and getting a BQ (Boston Qualifier) is a huge huge deal. This day, all records were smashed as the first 4 male runners broke the world record. 2:03:02 – An amazing time…
Ever since I’ve been consistently running, I’ve received a lot of compliments from people; even after I stopped worrying about weight loss and concentrated on just having fun. I got my best compliment today. I stepped into the house after a run – hair wild from the wind, sweat running down my face and stinking from the sweat, wearing my regular Brooks running Capri and full length shirt. As I was trying to find a snack to fuel on, the…
Hills , hills and more hills. A largely pretty course taking me through areas I had never been! More hills. The “biggest” hills (to me) was the one coming out of Piedmont Park, and the one(s) passing through Georgia Tech. The most deceptive hill is the one after Georgia Tech onto Marietta St (the last mile). I couldn’t see the hill, but my legs could feel it. Drove down to the start (MARTA doesn’t run that early on weekends anymore)….
March 21, 2010 – My first half marathon. Signed up in a fit without respect for the distance. Trained diligently, but hobbled crying across the finish line in 3:09:10 March 20, 2010 – My 5th half marathon. Signed up to see how far my mind and body had come. Trained hardcore and pulled 10-12mile weekend runs consistently. Grinned cheerfully while crossing the finish line at 2:48:39 What a difference an year has made!What an amazing difference the year has made!
All of Friday and Saturday morning, my mind was filled with negativity, self doubts, worry, regrets, frustration, anger, and … you name it. All ingredients for a migraine. So I ran. I ran to forget my present. I ran to take out my frustration. I ran to prove a point to myself. But running that day was far more therapeutic. More powerful than me trying to channel negativity into something better. Running released the frustration I had. I had a…