So the way that these races work is that the longer you wait to sign up, the more expensive the race becomes. I'm pretty cheap and tend to sign up as early as possible. I signed up last summer to run my favorite marathon- the 26.2 w/ Donna (national breast cancer marathon) the following February. Unfortunately, my stress fracture put a dent in my training plans, and I knew that there was no way I could complete a full marathon. As the race date approached, I debated over if I should run at all because I haven't had enough time to get my speed or mileage back up. In the end I decided to switch my race to the half marathon and give it a go. I'm so glad that I did. This was the most beautiful running day that I've ever seen. The weather was perfect. I didn't have high hopes for a great finish time and I was a little concerned about not getting injured again, so I ran the whole race at an easy pace. Quincy usually runs this race w/ me but she couldn't this year because she had to work. I pulled out my phone at several points along the course to take selfie of me running and send it to her so that she could see what she was missing. I know she appreciated that (haha). I ended w/ a time of 2:12:21. I was hoping to finish around 2:15, so I was happy to beat my goal. Have I mentioned how happy I am to be running again?
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