I had a great race this past weekend. I went into the Milestone half marathon just to run it by feel and it felt great. The weather was perfect, 70 degrees, compared to last year when the heat index reached 100. It was a nice shaded course for about 6 miles then an open stretch on a long wide road for about 4 miles in the sun.
I finished the race in 1:58 and surprised the hell out of myself. I haven't run over 6 miles in the past 5 weeks, due to a break in my training.
After this past race weekend I showed myself and proved that I still have it, I am a Runner! and as long as you keep in mind that you can not fail and only succeed you can take yourself a long way. This is what I needed, A boost in my confidence and motivation to keep moving forward and never stop putting one foot in front of the other, in life and in running, Never give up!
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Bad Marsh & Xterra Race
A lot has happened since my last post in June. I ran the Bad Marsh night ultra June 23rd, and 2 weeks later ran the Xterra Harbison Trail half marathon. I now have a half marathon this weekend Aug. 25th and then I will be starting my training for the Rock n Roll Savannah Marathon. I haven't blogged since then due to moving and life changes.
The Bad Marsh ultra went really well. I had my girlfriend, dad, and a few friends join in at the race. I have to say the race was very well put together and looking forward to this November to run it again. Unfortunately I was unable to push all the way through, I over-hydrated before the race being worried I would not be hydrated enough and became ill after mile 18. I actually fell over and had my girlfriend catch me as I was falling over to the side to vomit. She wouldn't let me give up though, so with the help of Linda (girlfriend) I was able to push through one more lap of 4.5 miles and ended my run at 22.5 miles.
The next week I took it easy recovering with a 3-4 mile run every other day at an easy pace. I saw a friend post that there was a half marathon coming up the next week in SC and it was a trail race. I then became victim to the FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) and decided to sign up for the race. I don't regret it one bit! This was a great "hilly" run for me for sure. I ran it in 2:23 despite the mountainous range that Colombia,SC had to offer. It was the best experience and most challenging run thus far. Since that day I couldn't wait to run another mountain trail again, Though one is coming up in October.
The Bad Marsh ultra went really well. I had my girlfriend, dad, and a few friends join in at the race. I have to say the race was very well put together and looking forward to this November to run it again. Unfortunately I was unable to push all the way through, I over-hydrated before the race being worried I would not be hydrated enough and became ill after mile 18. I actually fell over and had my girlfriend catch me as I was falling over to the side to vomit. She wouldn't let me give up though, so with the help of Linda (girlfriend) I was able to push through one more lap of 4.5 miles and ended my run at 22.5 miles.
The next week I took it easy recovering with a 3-4 mile run every other day at an easy pace. I saw a friend post that there was a half marathon coming up the next week in SC and it was a trail race. I then became victim to the FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) and decided to sign up for the race. I don't regret it one bit! This was a great "hilly" run for me for sure. I ran it in 2:23 despite the mountainous range that Colombia,SC had to offer. It was the best experience and most challenging run thus far. Since that day I couldn't wait to run another mountain trail again, Though one is coming up in October.
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