Post-race, it's never felt so great to just be standing there drinking water!
I have never considered myself to be much of a runner or much of an athlete at all so when I decided on a whim this January that I should run a 1/2 marathon I didn’t really expect to go through with it. But there’s nothing like putting some money down to motivate yourself… so I signed up and paid up early just to further motivate myself. My boyfriend’s parents also signed up and I was thrilled to not have to run it alone. After about 8 weeks of training and a lot of freaking out that I was not going to be able to do it (two of those weeks I was out with a knee injury!) I crossed the finish line 5th in my age group in the Wenatchee marathon! You can see my stats here, I was really just wanting to do it in under two hours and was able to, at 1hour, 50 min and 42 seconds! Running is pretty addictive, though; I’m already plotting my next 1/2 marathon and have a 5k and 10k lined up within the next two weeks. Who knows maybe I’ll even graduate to a full marathon some day!
Pre-race, still waking up!
Wow,Aileen……I’m impressed. Huge accomplishment!!!!
Good job trying something new! You didn’t get your athelticism from the family. We must be the most exercise-less family in the world. I’ll always remember dad’s expression or worry if you were doing anything fitness related and his line, “What are you doing going running? Don’t do that. People don’t run, animals run.”
Great time! by a hair’s breadth you would have placed third or fourth!
Good work! Of course you will probably be taken out of the will for participating in group exercise. When Dad heard you ran in such good time I think he was proud of you although he immediately referenced a coworker who is going to have to have his knees replaced…
I am belly laughing at these comments from your sisters Aileen! Hilarious!
I know! And the funniest part is that it’s all true…