My goal for 2012 was to complete a half marathon before I turned 30 years old... I finished three in 7 months! In February, I started training for my first half. Ambitious to get out the door and hit the streets, I was ready to log some miles. I gave up alcohol and soda, two of my favorite addictions, and focused on eating right. Eating right is one of the most important things in not only training for any sort of road race or sport, but living a healthy lifestyle as well. After training for my first half, I remember the nerves leading up to race day, mile 8, and the feeling I had after crossing the finish line of my first half marathon. It was similar to that of my first 5K, but yet a totally different experience. It was great! I loved every second of the 2 hours and 30 minutes it took for me to run my first half. I didn't want it to end. I shut off my iPod and pulled out my earbuds when I rounded the corner to the beginning of my last mile point one. I wanted to hear every single person at the finish line in the crowd cheering on some random stranger as they crossed the finish line. What an incredible feeling. I bowed my head and threw my arms up in the air. The crowd was ferocious.
They say runners that run half marathons are only half crazy.. It's time to prove that I'm full of crazy! 26.2 miles on April 28, 2013! I hope you'll join me!
