My friend Nicole convinced me to run the "Hippie Chick Half Marathon" with her in May. This race fills up within hours of opening the registration. So, Dave and I stayed up until past midnight on Halloween so that I could sign up and be COMMITTED!
Well, since then, I have struggled with an aggravating hip "issue"! It got so bad, that it hurt to stand up and walk. So, I took some time off of exercising until after the holidays. In January, I started to ease back into running VERY slowly in hopes that I would be able to run 13 miles by the beginning of May without my hip hurting!
About 2 weeks before the race, I still was not sure if I would be able to participate. But, I decided to go ahead and race and hope that my hip would not flare up.
It ended up being a gorgeous day! And I had a fabulous run. I felt great the whole time and my hip cooperated! My goal was to finish in under 2 hours and 10 minutes, which I did (2 hours, 8 min. and 16 seconds!!!)
Well, since then, I have struggled with an aggravating hip "issue"! It got so bad, that it hurt to stand up and walk. So, I took some time off of exercising until after the holidays. In January, I started to ease back into running VERY slowly in hopes that I would be able to run 13 miles by the beginning of May without my hip hurting!
About 2 weeks before the race, I still was not sure if I would be able to participate. But, I decided to go ahead and race and hope that my hip would not flare up.
It ended up being a gorgeous day! And I had a fabulous run. I felt great the whole time and my hip cooperated! My goal was to finish in under 2 hours and 10 minutes, which I did (2 hours, 8 min. and 16 seconds!!!)
Me (horrid picture!), Nicole and Stacey before the race. It was great to see and wave to them during the race!
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Wow, those do look yummy! Finally, some blog updates!!!
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