13.1 club

according to my shirt, i am officially a member of the 13.1 club (yes, i finished the race) (barely) i'm still waiting for the official time, but it was just seconds under 2:49. yes, that's 2 hours and 49 minutes of constant motion, the downhill portion being considerably faster that the uphill, but constant motion nonetheless. i hooked up with a girl about mile 8, who still remains nameless because i didn't have the presence of mind to ask what it was, but oh, did she make the last 5 miles so much more bearable. i was missing my personal trainers that follow me on their bikes and say things like "this hill is too steep" and "i'm tired, are we done yet" and "can i stay up late and ride with you next time too" instead my new partner and i talked about things like, "if they're going to ride that bike here they ought to offer a lift" and do you think he would pick me up if i stuck out my thumb" and "hey, lets go steal those horses, one for me and one for you" and "ok, this cone to that mile marker, we run and then we can walk again!" the goo was gross but the sports beans were yummy, and the gatorade was delicious except for that one cup that i think they watered down for us (EW). the knees kill, plus the one hip, but so far the 10 weeks old fetus seems to be fine. maybe that should be my excuse for running so slow, i had to carry someone! 3 ibuprofin and a nap later, i am functional again, tho still slow, and next time i will skip the pregnant part so i can train better. hobble creek half marathon 2009, you're mine!!