It’s over with!

I did it!

Going into this training cycle, I had thought I would train for 2:45 and on good day maybe faster. As we know, training was not what it should have been but still was enough.

So I am happy that without following the plan, i still managed a 2:50 half.

Was it the race I dreamed of running? Nope.

Was it still a great day? Yup

So here’s the run down…..

Early morning meet up for a Van go to the start. Like, early, early. Van meetup was 5:15 AM. Ugh.

So up at 4ish and off we went.

Then wait, wait, wait…. And try to stay warm.

The weather was cold and a little windy, but it could have been worse. I know that I run hot, so even with the cold I layered. Shorts with long socks, short sleeved shirt with running sleeves and a running vest. It was just right for running.

I did bag drop off knowing that it would be good to have warm clothes at the end and glad I did because it was cold.

As normal for me, I went out too fast. I really didn’t have a plan, but figured that I should keep my pace around 12. Few miles in the beginning couldn’t help myself.

Then around mile 9 ish, my arms started to feel heavy. I was getting worried and while I hadn’t been adding calcium during training runs, I felt that I needed to add some. I have learned it is better to be overly cautious than to wait for harsher symptoms or a crash. And you can see mile 10 is what it was, but I did bounce back.