goldcupmom
<font color=black>BL6 Black Team Co-captain<br> <f
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Well, I did it! And I survived!
The hardest part was getting up the courage to go down to the convention center to pick up my packet. It would have been SO easy to chicken out! I seriously considered it several times. Even after I picked it up I thought about just mailing the chip in and forgetting it - that I was insane for even thinking I could do it.
Getting in the actual line to pick up was also an exercise in courage. Everyone in the 1/2 or full line was young and thin. I felt like I should have been in the 1 mile survivor walk line or the 5K walk line. Then I had to stand in another line to get my Large shirt - which could EASILY fit a 350 poung 6'6" guy. I wanted to scream Can't Old, Fat women do this??? I'm not dead yet!! But I controlled myself!
So, I got up, got downtown to the designated meeting spot for a 7:15 meeting w/ the other 3 and didn't find them until 7:40. It was 35 out at that point and windchill was 30. Yes, I was COLD!! We stepped into line near the back of the pack after they had taken off and were on the way.
My calves & shins were tight for about the first 2 miles, then finally loosened up. Potty break at 5.5 miles and took the jacket off & tied it. I tried to jog when the gals I was with decided to, which was a bad mistake for my ankle. It was rebuilt 30 years ago (yes, I was 16) and impact really makes it hurt. So at about mile 6.5, I fell back as I couldn't keep up my stride length without my ankle feeling like a knife was in it. They actually only finished about 30 sec before me even with their wogging.
And, the odd flat footed stride left me with a nickle size blister on my sole behind my right big toe. Other than that and stiff hips, I feel pretty good.
About an hour post race w/o having eaten I got a bit pale & shaky, but I had some protein and laid down for a bit and am fine now. Blood sugar took a tumble. The only other odd thing was after about mile 6 I noticed my fingers/hands were puffy, but they de-inflated (is that a word) after I stopped.
I finished in 3:13:13 which if I calculate right is about 14:44/mile. Quite honestly I was just happy to make it the whole way. Especially considering I really just decided to do this about a month ago and never really trained fully.
All in all a good day, and I have my cheeseball lapel pin and tent sized shirt to prove it!
The hardest part was getting up the courage to go down to the convention center to pick up my packet. It would have been SO easy to chicken out! I seriously considered it several times. Even after I picked it up I thought about just mailing the chip in and forgetting it - that I was insane for even thinking I could do it.
Getting in the actual line to pick up was also an exercise in courage. Everyone in the 1/2 or full line was young and thin. I felt like I should have been in the 1 mile survivor walk line or the 5K walk line. Then I had to stand in another line to get my Large shirt - which could EASILY fit a 350 poung 6'6" guy. I wanted to scream Can't Old, Fat women do this??? I'm not dead yet!! But I controlled myself!
So, I got up, got downtown to the designated meeting spot for a 7:15 meeting w/ the other 3 and didn't find them until 7:40. It was 35 out at that point and windchill was 30. Yes, I was COLD!! We stepped into line near the back of the pack after they had taken off and were on the way.
My calves & shins were tight for about the first 2 miles, then finally loosened up. Potty break at 5.5 miles and took the jacket off & tied it. I tried to jog when the gals I was with decided to, which was a bad mistake for my ankle. It was rebuilt 30 years ago (yes, I was 16) and impact really makes it hurt. So at about mile 6.5, I fell back as I couldn't keep up my stride length without my ankle feeling like a knife was in it. They actually only finished about 30 sec before me even with their wogging.
And, the odd flat footed stride left me with a nickle size blister on my sole behind my right big toe. Other than that and stiff hips, I feel pretty good.
About an hour post race w/o having eaten I got a bit pale & shaky, but I had some protein and laid down for a bit and am fine now. Blood sugar took a tumble. The only other odd thing was after about mile 6 I noticed my fingers/hands were puffy, but they de-inflated (is that a word) after I stopped.
I finished in 3:13:13 which if I calculate right is about 14:44/mile. Quite honestly I was just happy to make it the whole way. Especially considering I really just decided to do this about a month ago and never really trained fully.
All in all a good day, and I have my cheeseball lapel pin and tent sized shirt to prove it!
. You must be feeling so good about that half! Really great job!!!
I am so proud of you! 
The WDW Half will be my first, so thank you for your first timers report. You did great! 
