The race was run. I made it! Training since February 1st for this day, and now I’m stiff and sore. I finished in an official time of 2 hours 4 minutes exactly. That placed me 1,392nd in a field of 2,836. That’s also a personal best by around five minutes so I was ecstatic about that. Didn’t hit “the wall” and felt good all the way.
I was proud of myself for a number of reasons.
- I never thought of myself as a runner and hadn’t run more than 100m in over 10 years.
- I set myself the goal in January to run the half-marathon and followed through.
- I came into the race very prepared having run over 20km twice already in May.
- I didn’t hit “the wall” which is a sign I was prepared.
- I had a poor preparation given that I got sick on Tuesday and was still feeling less than 100% on race morning.
- I managed my race well and started slowly, ending with a PB!
Now I set my sights on the Canmore half marathon – September 12th…
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That is impressive Matthew..imagine how many times we don't think of ourselves as something and so don't bother trying.
Matthew the runner…sounds fantastic!
Marcia !