First off, the race was an incredible experience on so many levels!! Not only was I working towards one of my athletic/health related goals but, I was also supporting the Mammography Scholarship Fund at Women's Hospital. It was great seeing those women who have beat breast cancer as well as very touching to see those families who were walking or running in memory of the ones that they have lost to breast cancer.
I had a goal of 50:00 to complete the 3.1 mile course. That of course, was a little faster than I had been running/walking. Sadly enough, I ended up finishing it in 52:20. Not too far away from my goal... but who cares, I FINISHED IT! It was a huge leap for me because I was walking a mile in like 22 miles when I first started the Women's Running Clinic! So finishing with an average pace of 16:51, I was very pleased! I did learn that it is very important for me to pace myself... that messed me up, alot. We started the race in the 9 minute mile because we didn't want to get caught up behind the walkers, so of course, we got out of the hatch too fast and burned out all of our energy in the first mile... so of course, the rest was a little harder.
After the race, I hurt so bad!!!!!!! My hip flexors were screaming at me and finally after a week, they feel much better! I could really tell how hard I pushed myself (even though it didn't feel like it at the time) because I was so sore immediately afterwards!
After it is all said and done, I have to say-- I'm very excited to do my next race!! We have set a goal of running the Cooper River Bridge Run in Charleston, SC on March 31, 2012! Make plans to join us and the other 43,000 people!!
Toodles!
PS- Next time you hear from me, I'll be a married woman! :)
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