Race Reports/Encouragement/Kudos - 8 and 9 October

[Big Vic]

Saturday, 8 Oct

8 - cewait (Charles) 10 for Texas - The Woodlands, TX

Sunday, 9 Oct

9 - DrMomof3 (Amanda) Westchester Medical Center 1/2 Marathon
9 - eyor44 () eyor's DS and eyor's Friend Gulf Coast 1/2 Marathon, Mandeville, LA
9 - Jusacuz (Jessica) Spokane Half Marathon, Spokane, WA
9 – lacrosse_lady72 (Dayna) Portland Marathon, Portland, OR
9 – Minnie_Lor (Lorie) Mother Road Half Marathon
9 - monte (Monica) Denver RNR Half Marathon
9 - runner_princess (Savannah) Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL
9 - Tiger_Lily_03 (Lily) Towpath Half Marathon


GO! WISH Team GO!

 

[pensgirl10]

Lots of halfs this weekend! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!

 

[escape]

GO, WISH TEAM, GO! Woohoo!

 

[geaux_half]

I'll be running the Gulf Coast 1/2 too. Got my bib yesterday; this will be my second half where they use the foam bib tag.

 

[shellbelle76]

GOOD LUCK!!!

 

[lisah0711]

Good luck Jusacuz in the Spokane Half Marathon. I'll be there doing the 10K so if you see my WISH shirt please come say "hi!"

 

[moonbill2002]

Ran my second 5k of October yesterday and did it with a sore hammie and a raging head cold. Still managed to come in at 34:48, which is an improvement over my time from last year (same race, same course) of 35:08 so I'm thrilled!! I did the Race for the Cure last weekend and it was a LOT more hilly than I am used to so my time was quite a bit slower....37:05 but overall, a good race because of the reasons I was there (running for 7 women in my life who have been touched by the disease). Now it's time to prepare for my 10k in November!

 

[Jusacuz]

Good luck Jusacuz in the Spokane Half Marathon. I'll be there doing the 10K so if you see my WISH shirt please come say "hi!"

I ended up not starting. I haven't been running and didn't feel like my knees could take the hills.

 

[lisah0711]

I ended up not starting. I haven't been running and didn't feel like my knees could take the hills.

Bummer! Hope the knees are feeling better soon!

 

[DrMomof3]

Thanks for the good wishes!
I finished my half marathon. It certainly wasn't a PR but I'm proud that I finished. I was undertrained, in part because my oldest child just spent 2 horrifying weeks in the hospital (he's much better), and it was much warmer than expected (high temps yesterday of 84!). I used a Galloway run/walk strategy and a very experienced but injured runner ended up running with me for the whole race. He noticed I was taking regular walk breaks and realized that would be the only way he could finish. It was really fun to have a running partner. He was a great companion and we found lots to talk about during the race (I had never met him before - he's a 56 year old dentist who has run several marathons, etc.). Even though my time wasn't great, it wasn't my slowest either. And I feel pretty good today so it won't derailed my marathon training.
This was a much smaller race than my previous 2 half marathons so I was definitely towards the back of the pack but we passed a lot of people in the 2nd half of the race due to run/walk. The medal is nice and the t-shirt was very nice (white tech shirt that actually fits me!).
Lesson learned: Having fun is far more important than how fast you run!

Amanda

 

[pensgirl10]

I'm glad you had a good experience, Amanda. Bet it felt great just to get out in the fresh air after the stress of having your little one in the hospital.