I vowed to never do another full marathon after my suffering through the Country Music Marathon in Nashville, so on October 19th I did the half marathon here in Denver. I had a great time training with Rachael and Theresa and Milly. Really, I think the point of training for a race is to bond with friends and get into shape and the accomplishment on race day is only a celebration of the new friends and your own health and strength.
Rachael did the whole dang thing and she cried too, so it wasn't just me! Milly, Laraine and I did the half and ran most of the way together. Slow and steady, so we weren't too sore, except when walking downstairs. Derek wasn't able to come because, apparently, 13.1 miles isn't that big of a deal. Seriously though, he really just had to work. Believe me, if he tried to tell me that it wasn't a big deal I would gently remind him that he has probably run a total of 13.1 miles cumulative over the last 7 years!
The night after the marathon, Laraine and I had to finish up a terribly long project for Project Analysis which was the worst part of the day since by that time (6:00 pm) I was tired and ready for bed not a 5 hour frantic study session.
Rachael did the whole dang thing and she cried too, so it wasn't just me! Milly, Laraine and I did the half and ran most of the way together. Slow and steady, so we weren't too sore, except when walking downstairs. Derek wasn't able to come because, apparently, 13.1 miles isn't that big of a deal. Seriously though, he really just had to work. Believe me, if he tried to tell me that it wasn't a big deal I would gently remind him that he has probably run a total of 13.1 miles cumulative over the last 7 years!
The night after the marathon, Laraine and I had to finish up a terribly long project for Project Analysis which was the worst part of the day since by that time (6:00 pm) I was tired and ready for bed not a 5 hour frantic study session.
