She’s Running the Distance
that is what a half marathon pr looks like
Let’s get the ugly bit out of the way: I did not complete the marathon and therefore, did not complete the Dopey Challenge.
Instead of coming home with six medals, I received four. The marathon’s medal was given to me after I got off the party bus, but I didn’t receive the Goofy or Dopey Challenge medals. I’m not nearly as upset as I could be about getting swept during the marathon. In all honesty, I made it farther than I thought I would.
But…
I PR’d the half marathon.
Shaved 13 minutes off my previous best race.
I got stronger as the race got longer, too. I walked most of the first half and then I started doing intervals - run the chorus, walk the lyrics - when a good song came on.
The balloon ladies passed me, but I finished a whopping 30 seconds behind them this time.
I may have gotten pulled at mile 4 of the marathon, but at the end of the day, I completed a 5K, a 10K, and a half marathon.
Maybe I was crazy to attempt a Dopey without getting an IRL marathon under my belt first, but I don’t care.
I PR’D A HALF MARATHON.
Woo!!!!!!