beatlecat42
On a Journey into Imagination
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- Apr 11, 2015
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Hi, all!
Sorry to be gone so long...the last few months have been, well, "hectic" doesn't quite cover it. Juggling too many part-time jobs, moving my sister down to New Orleans, and the occasional health issue has pushed training out the window. So much so I was anxious about whether I'd be able to finish the Baltimoron this past weekend -- while I've been more active and on my feet more on account of the jobs, I haven't done a long distance since the 10-miler back in June.
Mom and I did the 5k portion fine, but then she was trying to talk me out of doing the half afterwards. At one point during the break between the two races, something inside of me jumped up and decided to at least try, while promising my mom that I'd be constantly re-evaluating and pull myself early if I had any doubt I'd be able to complete it (like I said, I wasn't trained up, and she's naturally a worrier).
Anyway, so I started, felt pretty good, and actually managed to keep a steady pace despite the elevation map looking like:

(ugh, that one at mile 6 is just murder)
And even though I fell off my pace after mile 10, I still felt strong to finish...and got myself a nice, shiny, personal best for the half. 11 minutes faster than last year.
And, surprisingly, feel way better afterwards than I thought I would (in addition to being ridiculously proud of myself)
Here's hoping everyone's races and trainings are going as you want them to, and hopefully I'll be able to get back into reading this MASSIVE thread at some point soon
Sorry to be gone so long...the last few months have been, well, "hectic" doesn't quite cover it. Juggling too many part-time jobs, moving my sister down to New Orleans, and the occasional health issue has pushed training out the window. So much so I was anxious about whether I'd be able to finish the Baltimoron this past weekend -- while I've been more active and on my feet more on account of the jobs, I haven't done a long distance since the 10-miler back in June.
Mom and I did the 5k portion fine, but then she was trying to talk me out of doing the half afterwards. At one point during the break between the two races, something inside of me jumped up and decided to at least try, while promising my mom that I'd be constantly re-evaluating and pull myself early if I had any doubt I'd be able to complete it (like I said, I wasn't trained up, and she's naturally a worrier).
Anyway, so I started, felt pretty good, and actually managed to keep a steady pace despite the elevation map looking like:

(ugh, that one at mile 6 is just murder)
And even though I fell off my pace after mile 10, I still felt strong to finish...and got myself a nice, shiny, personal best for the half. 11 minutes faster than last year.

And, surprisingly, feel way better afterwards than I thought I would (in addition to being ridiculously proud of myself)
Here's hoping everyone's races and trainings are going as you want them to, and hopefully I'll be able to get back into reading this MASSIVE thread at some point soon
