NYRR Brooklyn Half Marathon on 5/17/2014 - 2:30.07. A personal best for me by a good 6 minutes!

Funky Kingston Half in Kingston, NH on May 18th. 2:22:26 official time, however I must note the race wasn't chip timed and i spent the first couple of minutes of the race in the Porta potty with my 40 lb 4 yearold. Then i put said 4 yearold in her jogging stroller and pushed her up and down hills of varying degrees of steepness for 13.1 miles. Not my fastest HM (current pr 2:06 out of 6 races) but it was faster than my first, officially by 10 seconds, but you know, more like 2 minutes faster because of the potty incident. Also, it was the first time I ever pushed the stroller for 13.1 miles. It was hard! But rather enjoyable!

Not a race but - 37+ miles this week so far, may go later on for another few miles to get to 40. Highest since Oct 2013. I think it is possible to bounce back! YAY. Oh and I got 2nd in age group on a 10K Saturday, finish stretch at 7:01 pace. Total time not as impressive ha ha but feeling I am getting back in shape.

First marathon: 3:49:18

Very very happy with my experience. I see many more marathons in my future

Awesome time! Way to go on your first marathon!!

Not even close to the 3:49:18 Amazing first Marathon time (ahh to be young)
-Keybank Vermont City Marathon, It got pretty warm (close to 80) which really took a toll on me, but 4:42:45 for me is a PR so pretty happy. But I did need IV fluids after. All in all a great race in a great location, and the volunteers, crowds, course, and most importantly medical staff were all Great!

Did my first ever 10k on Sunday.

1:02:05 and I'm delighted with that! Something to work on, and sub 60 is now in sight!

Did my first 10K on Saturday. 1:08:50. I woke up with a horrible stomach ache and knew it wasn't going to be fun. I ran about 10:45 pace for the first 4 miles. By the 5th the stomach pain was too much so I did walk/run intervals for the rest of the race. So disappointing.

Got my butt kicked at Camp Currahee this morning. 10k, 52:09, which is 5 minutes off my PR. There's a reason for it, tho.



That's right, a near 600-foot climb in one mile and it was brutal. With the exception of the top 4 or 5 guys, EVERYONE walked a huge portion of the hill.

My only personal disappointment is that I was so leg tired from the week's workouts and from running up about 1/3 of that hill that I had nothing left for the couple small climbs on the way back to the start/finish. Down hill I went as quick as I felt I could and still stay in control. The couple guys I work with that ran with me were bats outta hell on the way down. They beat me :ohwell:

But I had some fun, made it up and back without being dead, and have a new race t-shirt I'll likely wear (unlike most which just go in a drawer).

Half Marathon 5/31/14
humid overcast day with a sprinkling of rain in the middle
1:42:56