First off a very happy birthday to my little sister! I wish I was there to celebrate with you. I still get just as excited for birthday cake as I did back in the day so be sure to enjoy a piece for me!
Now on to some confessions from my half marathon on Monday!
…I confess I went to the bathroom three times in the 20 minutes I was waiting for my run to start. Those pre-race jitters really got to me. Of course the last time I went to the bathroom there was no toilet paper in any of the stalls so we all had to use the shake and go method. Awesome way to start the race.
…I confess right before I went to the start line I had a mini break down in the car because I couldn’t figure out how to tie the timing chip to my shoe. Lets just say I get a bit emotional before I run a race. I managed to pull it together and fake smile right before I started my run so we are going to pretend my little breakdown never happened.
…I confess I have yet to replace my Garmin that my favorite blonde accidentally chewed the straps off of. I got some strange looks from the other runners when I was holding my strapless watch in the air trying to find a satellite signal but hey it still works just fine!
…I confess I had that annoyingly positive runner by my side for most of my run and you know what, I did’t hate him! Thank you incredibly positive man for giving me the motivation to keep on going!
…I confess for most of my run I was running by a group of guys. Lets just say their odor gave me the extra push to run a bit faster just so I could stay upwind from them. (FYI I am the black ninja in the front of the pack)
And isn’t that view amazing! The entire course was full of beautiful scenery!
…I confess I kicked ass in my half marathon and took off 8 minutes from my previous half marathon time. This resulted in me wheezing across the finish line and when H wanted to take my picture right after I finished I very sexily said to him, “move I am going to throw up.” He so kindly caught the moment on camera.
…I confess when we finished the race we got a medal and a gift certificate for free cases of Powerade. My first thought, awesome that is my go to hangover recovery drink! What can I say, I run so I can drink more wine!
My half marathon was a great time and I am already ready to sign up for another one, typical runners high talking!
The fact that I got to cross of run a race in a different country from my bucket list though was totally worth all the pain I felt during the run. And a big thank you all for your supportive comments on Monday, you guys are the best!
Question of the Day?
Any races on your schedule this summer? What is your confession for the week?
