Well, I did it. After preparing to check Lys List item #5 off since January I've done it. I ran my first half marathon! I cannot explain how proud of myself and the amazing girls I've met through this process I am. This is by far the hardest thing I have done in my life so far.
I followed the workout plan to the best of my ability, gradually building up to the 13.1 mile race. Every Saturday, we would meet at the Brighton Fleet Feet, where we would run the city as a pace group. Over the past three months I really got to know the girls in my pace group, and boy did they get to know me! We discussed everything over our long runs, from dating and relationships to snot rockets. They put up with my crazy behaviors and shouting obscenities as we trained. I am convinced I had the best pace group imaginable, but I might be biased. Nah... These girls are a tough bunch, and I will be forever grateful for all we shared together. Tina, Ashley (who was not in town to run the half with us but was a huge part of my training success), Sara, Beth, Molly, Christy, Steph, the list goes on. WE DID IT! We are real life long distance runners. I'm not hallucinating!
I normally am comical in my blog posts, but with this one, I've got to be a serious Lys. Once in a while, I can do that. Tina, Ashley and Laura, I am so happy to have met you girls. I love that people ask how we met; they assume we've been lifelong friends, even though it's only been since January. You know my hotmess behaviors, and appreciate every bit of it. Love you ladies!
And to my family and friends that came to support me as I ran the Flower City Half Marathon yesterday, that was the icing on the cake. Words cannot express what a happy Lys that made me! Love you all! Mom, Aunt Jill, Uncle Dave, Kristen, Brian, Cam, Renee, Moose, Chris, Toni.
Lastly, I want to thank Kristi Mullins, who convinced me to do the half marathon training in the first place. She emailed me about the idea, saying she was signing up, and I thought "She's crazy; I'm not ready to run that far, maybe next year." And two minutes later I was signed up! Thank you Kristi for making me feel I could accomplish this. Cheers sista, you are awesome!
And yes, I'm going to be wearing my half marathon medal this entire week. I love attention, you all know that!
What will be my next running adventure? Well that is still TBD, let me bask in this for a bit. FloJo Like a MoFo bitches!!! 13.1, we had a good run! Literally!
