Sporting my new race T-Shirt!
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Atlanta's Finest 5K race
Another 5K on the books! Participated in the ATC Atlanta's Finest 5K on Saturday, August 4, 2012. I PR'd this race and my time was 31:32. This was my second time running this race. Last year my time was 35:48. I'm definitely improving:)
2nd Half Marathon..YAY!
I ran my SECOND Half Marathon on Saturday, August 18, 2012!!! This was a night time race called the AREA 13.1. The proceeds benefit the Matthew E. Russell Foundation and Life Connection Ministries; who provide help to the people of South Africa through education, feeding programs, educational libraries and much more.
So now that I've chilled most of the morning. Let me share the good, the bad and the ugly of my 2nd Half Marathon...
The good...I beat my time for my last half by about 30 seconds!! Hey, that's a big deal to me! I felt full of energy from mile 1-4...music was on point, had a nice pace, overall just feeling good. One of my running buddies, RS, was still in my sight! What?!?!? YAY! This woman runs with a steady pace and never stops to walk. If I can see her, I'm doing good. I was in my groove, ready to tackle the next 8.... The bad...by mile 5-7...started getting tired and the countdown to mile 13 began. Was starting to get super tired and could no longer keep up with the 2.30 pacers or RS! They left me in their dust. LOL. The UGLYS...by mile 8 I was EXHAUSTED! HUNGRY! And just wanted mile 13 to HURRY UP and get here already. It started raining on us at mile 10 and I'm paranoid my precious iPhone would get wet. While trying to keep it dry, several areas were DARK. Now I'm paranoid I'm gonna fall again like I did last year!! So now I'm walking quite a bit. Don't know if my other running buddies LL or RW are behind me or in front. At mile 11, I'm cramping big time. By the time I see mile 12, it took FOREVER for mile 13 to get there! But most importantly, I FINISHED!!!!! YAY!!!
The good...I beat my time for my last half by about 30 seconds!! Hey, that's a big deal to me! I felt full of energy from mile 1-4...music was on point, had a nice pace, overall just feeling good. One of my running buddies, RS, was still in my sight! What?!?!? YAY! This woman runs with a steady pace and never stops to walk. If I can see her, I'm doing good. I was in my groove, ready to tackle the next 8.... The bad...by mile 5-7...started getting tired and the countdown to mile 13 began. Was starting to get super tired and could no longer keep up with the 2.30 pacers or RS! They left me in their dust. LOL. The UGLYS...by mile 8 I was EXHAUSTED! HUNGRY! And just wanted mile 13 to HURRY UP and get here already. It started raining on us at mile 10 and I'm paranoid my precious iPhone would get wet. While trying to keep it dry, several areas were DARK. Now I'm paranoid I'm gonna fall again like I did last year!! So now I'm walking quite a bit. Don't know if my other running buddies LL or RW are behind me or in front. At mile 11, I'm cramping big time. By the time I see mile 12, it took FOREVER for mile 13 to get there! But most importantly, I FINISHED!!!!! YAY!!!
After the race, as I said, I was HUNGRY...finished the night with some Mexican and a Mango Margarita! I slept like a baby, LOL!!
New Style
So the other weekend I went to the Jazz Festival at Wolf Creek Amphitheatre, and I sported a new hairstyle! 26 months and counting.... Oh! Music was GREAT, company was FUN and beverages were ON POINT. :-)
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