Official time 2:16:24 my goal 2:15:00 Not so shappy for my first attempt at a Half Marathon. My old co-worker Kris was running the clinic that was training for this race so it was great to hang out with them on the long runs. I didn't train quite as much as I should have and it was obvious on Race day :)
I spent the warm up time wondering if I had too much on for clothing. I finally convinced myself to ditch the jacket and I was very glad I did. The sun came out and started to warm up very nicely. I kept up with the ladies in my pace group for about the first 8km, when ever we took the walk break my legs ached and hurt. Slowly I just kept dropping back and soon I couldn't see the group. It was probably a good thing because now I just ran as to how I felt, sometimes no walk break because it hurt more than running did. I forgot to mention that we were running into a steady headwind. Once I got to the turn around point it felt like a completely different event.
I made it to the finish area and tried to take some photos of myself as I ran... they didn't turn out so well but it helps me remember the joy and pain I felt at the last corner. One nice thing about being a member of the back of the pack is there are so many more people cheering you when you cross the finish line. I got my finishers medallion from Courtney the Kensington Manager, it was great to see a familiar and smiling face at the end.
Oh then we got to eat... oh ya!!! The all you can eat breakfast buffet was a very nice sight.
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