Today is the first anniversary of my running journey. Last Christmas Eve, terrified of having signed up for the ING Georgia Half, I laced up and stepped utside my home. I walked/jogged 3 miles and came back in tears. I hated every minute of it, and I hated myself for doing that to myself. I kept at it though, initially to prove a point to Hubby. And here I am a year later, with 3 half-marathons + a sprint triathlon,…
The hills kept coming and coming and coming, in the second half of the course. I felt the hills on the second half. This may be one of the races where I bank time in the first half to allow for a 30-60 seconds fade in the second half. The water stops were 2 miles apart, a tad too far in my liking especially in the second half of the race. Next time, I may carry my own water. Getting…
It was an unusually wonderful start to the day. Temperature in 50s at the end of November! Unheard of! I had on cute new running gear. What more could I ask for 🙂 I had slight gear malfunction until about 5 miles. It got hot/humid pretty fast, but because of my armband music, I couldn’t remove my long T inspite of wrestling with it for a long time. My iPhone went into music shuffle mode and that threw me…
Course starts and end at Oglethorpe University (great finish party). The first 2-3 miles (for my speed) were in the dark. The little speed bumps on dark roads were tripping obstacles. Small but fun race with no corrals. The running in the dark in the beginning may have partly contributed to me going out a tad too quickly. The last bit of 2 miles or so on Peachtree St felt like huge long hills. UPHILL FINISH!! Seriously, who does that…
Whew! So glad to be done with this!! And happy the way it ended, although I am sad about the time. The race was to start at 7am, I got there at 5.40am to find a parking spot nearby. Cold and slightly windy morning that promised to turn out to be a great day. I met a very nice girl at the start who mentors the Fleet Feet Alpharetta running group. She helped calm my nerves so much….
Swim: 18:24 T1: 4:49 Bike: 37:29 T2: 2:26 Run: 25:32 Total: 1:28: 38 I woke up at 3am, loaded the kids in the car and left home at 4.05am. We reached Callaway Gardens at 5.45am, just as they were opening packet pickup. Picked up the packed, and drove to the far end to set up transition. Smothered myself with more body glide. The Swim: The water was nice and warm, but I’d overlooked a MAJOR thing – I…
My First !!! Here is my detailed Race Report, if you are interested. I loved training for it. And can’t wait to do more inspite of my fear of the deep water. Swim: 18:24 T1: 4:49 Bike: 37:29 T2: 2:26 Run: 25:32 Total: 1:28: 38 Bright and Early at 5.45am Waiting for the start at 8am Testing the waters Sand … ewww .. Taking my place in Wave 6 Midway Swim – yes, all but one…