Run, Fatgirl, Run: The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
This past Sunday was the culmination of all my training and goals. I had worked hard since January, completed a 10K along the way, and….I can say that I finished all 13.1 miles.
It sucked though. Really badly. First, I didn’t have more than four 3 mile runs after the 10K due to an IT Band/Bursitis injury. The worst part though was getting a stomach bug on Saturday. I spent the day on the couch and at the toilet, not keeping anything down but small sips of water until later that evening. Let me tell you that running a half marathon on nothing but half a bowl of Ramen noodles isn’t fun.
But I kept my goal of finishing. I ran slowly when I did run, and walked the rest, making sure to get water at every opportunity. The various things that kept me going were picturing Simon Pegg pushing through in Run, Fatboy, Run, and knowing that my hubby and Baby Grrl were waiting for me at the finish line. That was really great to see them during the last push and have Baby Grrl say “Mommy!” and reach for me after I was done. Made it all worth it. I’m glad I did it, even with all the pain and misery. It gives me a time to beat for next year if nothing else! My pace was a full 4 min per mile slower than I usually run, which gave me a 3:26:24 time. Something I can easily beat if I keep up with running and don’t get a stomach bug before the race.
Onward I’m looking at doing a few 5Ks and maybe a 10K or two through the year. After I get the all clear from the PT and doc that I can get back into running anyway. (Hopefully in a short 2 - 3 weeks!) Gotta make sure the hip is fully healed so I don’t sideline myself for an even longer time!
Right now though I’m just glad to rest my sore legs. Ow.
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