Well my 3rd, but my first actually "training" and in 3 years. All in all, it went really well! My friend and I have been training (somewhat) over the past month or so. The longest we've jogged was about 1 1/2 miles without stopping. Today? She went the entire way! I had to stop a few times mainly because my foot went numb. (Side note: my shoes weren't too tight, I had a slight cramp, but what can I do to make this stop? Keep running? Stretch more? Get the funky toe shoe things? HELP!) But the results? I'm pretty happy.
I finished in 36 mins 26 seconds with a pace time of 11:44. I think our times would have been better if it wasn't so congested at some points of the race. BUT. I'm still really happy.
Remember my friend Emily, she did the 15K and finished in 1:40:32. Isn't that awesome? I'm so proud of her!
So now, I have an appt tomorrow with Dr. W. I'm kind of thinking I won't see her as often anymore. I don't think the vitamin shots are helping my diet and I think with running I'll be able to do it all on my own.
Not running related- thank you all for the support on my last post. Tim and I are very excited for this next step in our life.
Yay! Go, you! It is such a great feeling to finish a race. I can't wait for your 1/2 in January. Which one are you running?
ReplyDeleteAs for the numbness - are you wearing the right size and style of shoe? If you haven't done it already, you might consider getting fitted in a running store. This made all the difference in the world for me. My feet don't go numb anymore and I don't get shin splints either.
Good luck & keep us posted!
I have before, but I think I'll definitely have to before the 1/2 in Jan. I'm doing the Tinkerbell 1/2 through Anaheim and Disneyland. The more the merrier :-D
ReplyDeleteSo proud of you! I can't wait for you to do the half...I think you'll be hooked! Love you!
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