On my birthday this year, my sweet neighbors along with a couple of glasses of wine convinced me to commit to running a half marathon. The last time I trained for a half, I found out a week prior that I was pregnant with Connor. So I had to take it easy, and since then I have not been able to run more than 3 miles. I had always had in my mind the goal to attempt another race, and this was it.
Eric was out of town on a men's retreat, so Chi Hai so graciously flew out with the twins to hang out with my two rugrats while I ran. She even accompanied me to a Zumba event the night before.
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| cousin time at the pool |
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| Zumba with my sis! |
The race was more challenging that I had trained for. While the town where I live is full of hills, the race had a massive incline towards the end. But I kept at it and finished in about 2 and a half hours. Which is probably an hour faster than the last race that I ran.
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| funny sign that kept me running |
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| cutest cheering squad |
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| finish line! |
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| happy race finisher with family |
Training was time consuming and of course tiresome, but with the support of my family, I was able to accomplish a goal that I had put on the back burner. While I would never consider myself a runner, there were times when running felt freeing and therapeutic. So much so, that I have signed up for another race in Aspen this fall!
