Story of my life for the past 2 months. Which I feel SUPER bad about and will probably apologize for over the next million blog posts.
Especially when the creation of this blog was to track my progress for a certain half marathon that, oh yeah, I KILLED in 2:14:14.
So would it be okay that even though I haven't been around in almost 2 months, I got a little braggy ? I mean, you do come here to read about me, right ?
Oh good. Want some pictures ? Of course you do. And I just happen to have some right here:
(Finish line pic - Sweatband dude is my FAVORITE)
(YAY for this guy. I'd probably be dead if it wasn't for him)
(Let's talk about the unnecessarily GIANT finishers medal, shall we ?!)
And you'll never guess who I ran into (no not literally, she was TOTALLY done before me) ?! The super awesome Tracy !
It was one of those fun moments of "Hey ! I'm so excited to actually meet you and I smell and you're here with your family and I'm awkward and I really want coffee but high fives for awesomeness and I'm gonna go die now, kbye !" I only hope that one day I can run a sub 2:00 half like this girl. Damn !
(Again, This guy ? Best. Ever.)
And lastly...I ran my first Turkey Trot 8K on Thanksgiving. That however, was not a fun run for me as my lungs have decided to suck A LOT. I still managed to do it in 51:58 but I walked WAY more than I wanted to. Shout out to Big Mike for running and walking with me the whole time while I was pretty sure I was dying. [Asthma that has been dormant for about 15 years has decided to rear its ugly head again in the form of exercise induced asthma. Currently on a steroid inhaler to kickstart my lungs so cross your fingers they stop sucking - metaphorically of course - and breathing becomes not so brutal.]
Otherwise I've just been relaxing and having awesome adventures (pictures to come once I get them all off my phone, obviously): Front row seats to a Hurricanes hockey game, fun trips to the zoo, Dracula the ballet, and lots of other fun things. I can honestly say for the first time in a VERY long time, I am so insanely happy with my life. Now if I could just get a job that doesn't make me grumpy...
What does the future have in store ? Once I can get my breathing under control, I plan on training for a TBD spring half marathon. Only this time ? NO WALKING. Now that I know I can complete one, I want to run the whole thing. And I also want to nail some PR's in the process.
I guess the only thing left is...are you guys going to hang out and see how it all unfolds ?!
um duh of course we're hanging out to see how you go (i'm answering for all the people). and of course you are going to run it and smash it. stupid asthma. i have never had it, so i don't understand but.. my nose bleeds when i get too hot and that can get in the way of running. not the same? not the same. anyway so jealous you met Tracy and you should totes come to DC next March. #justsayin
ReplyDeleteYou deserve to do all the bragging you want because you absolutely killed that half! I'm honestly surprised you were still standing when I saw you. After my first half I was like well ok that's over, going to bed for the rest of my life now...Also you take the best race/finish line pictures!
ReplyDeleteMy asthma didn't bother me for years, even when I started running (which was quite a shock since that was the reason I avoided running my whole life), until I had a freak asthma attack literally in the middle of my first half. I felt my chest getting tighter so I tried to slow down and eventually I just had to stop so I could, you know, actually breathe in air. I ended up having to walk a shit ton and it was just a horrible experience. But it's rarely bothered me since, and nothing that bad. I'm so sorry that happened to you but I hope the steroid inhaler helps!
And um yeah, what Kristen said....we just so happen to know of a great half happening in March ;)
More high fives and claps and woots and all that from me to you :)
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