Alice's Mommy Blog

Me coming into the finish lane.

Changing my path to kiss Lillian

Okay so it’s over and I am still so sore form it, but it was worth the pain. I pushed myself harder this race than ever before! My last 5km were faster than the first 5km and my last half km was my fasted pace ever putting me at a pace of 5:31. Needless to say I saw my baby at the end and I booted it. I even stopped just a few metres from the finish line to give her a kiss before I finished. I think next time my hubby will wait on the other side of the finish line. I don’t care either way I just needed to hug my baby. It’s true what they say about a half-marathon being very much mental as physical and at the end I needed to see my baby. I was tired, and sore and wanted to cry or give up but I knew my baby believed in me and was waiting for me and she kept me going.

Me crossing the finish line.

So here are my stats for finishing this race:

• Fastest full km was 6:24 and it was km 21
• Slowest non-stopping km (I stopped once to use the bathroom) was 7:19 and it was km 10
• I ran the race in 2:30:48 according to the chip and my garmin
• I ran it in 2:31:31 according to the clock
• My average pace was 7:06 
• I ranked 452/471 people running the half
• I ranked 29/32 women aged 25-29
• I ranked 214/229 women running the race
• I improved my time by 18:09 from my last half in April
• I only stopped/slowed down to drink water at the aid stations and to use the port-a-potty

So now that it’s over I’m looking forward to may final race of 2010 which will be the Horror Hill Run in 38 days. I’m giving myself a few days off until I run again. Today is rest day number 2 of 4. I will run again Friday. Right now I’m going to enjoy my rest days since I pushed myself harder at the end of that race than I ever have before and it felt amazing, but my poor legs are paying for it today still.

• ← Success.
• Still feeling it. →