8.17.10



I did it - My first Half Marathon!!! It was very hard, but very rewarding. Thank you Tonya for pushing me this far and thanks Christina for running the last 1.5 miles with us. There were 2 things that were horrible for my first half.....One: we ran on dirt roads with rocks for most of the race, Second: I crossed the finish line, mentally and physically, thinking I was done - BUT, I wasn't. Tonya looked at her watch and we had only done 11.6 miles. Seriously, I had tears in my eyes when she said, "Put your shoes back on we didn't come all this way to not run a half marathon." I thought I was going to hit someone.....but now I'm VERY glad that she made me do the last 1.5 miles. Now, I just need to figure out what is going on with my feet. As I've said in past blogs my feet go numb around mile 3 but by mile 6 they hurt so bad that I can barely walk on them. So, when I know I'm going a long, long distance then I stop after mile 4, stretch, and then keep going. I have to do this about every 2 to 3 miles to make it to the end. I will be calling the doctor to see what they can do to help me! Now, I will be training for the Full Marathon on 10.10.10 - Yeah!!!

Krista