I hadn't planned on running another half until Nebo in September, but Joshua had an extra entry that he was kind enough to beg me to take. :) BUT, he didn't switch the shirt size, so lookie what I got: A new dress!
This run was in Davis County, and it started at 10 pm. At the start, we put on glow sticks and bug repellent. Joshua and Susette were pacing the 2:30 group, so I decided to stick with them, especially since it was a flat course, and I have NOT been running much since the marathons. It was nice to not be dead tired as we loaded the bus and hung out at the start. Usually these things happen at ridiculously early hours in the morning! Sonja, Susette, Joshua and I had some good laughs on the bus ride to the start. Let's just say we aren't very impressed with ourselves. ;) And....Tim is hilarious. That is all.
All too soon, it was time to run. Sometimes I get having so much fun with my friends, that I forget that we actually have to RUN! It was really hot, and the mosquitoes were already out in full force. We needed to average about an 11:27 pace for our 2:30 finish time, but about half a mile into it, I knew I was in for a rough run. I could not get my legs to move. And my stomach wasn't feeling great. I decided to keep up with them for a few miles and then let them go.
Well, turns out Joshua wasn't feeling so hot either. He ended up puking around Mile 3, sad. He was upset to have to ditch his pacing gig, but I won't lie....I was happy that I'd have a friend to suffer through this run with. We took it slow, took plenty of walk breaks and just decided to chat and get through it. We met some cool runners, took our time at aid stations and talked about everything under the
We dragged ourselves across the finish line at approximately 1:11 in the morning. Over 3 hours. Ugh. But you know what? That's okay. It was a fun night either way!
Sonja waited for us, which was sweet. We got a kick out of the horribly cheesy medals that had a blinky red light. SO tacky. But, we think we did a great job of respecting the power of the blinky light. Next, we headed to Village Inn to eat a late dinner? Early breakfast? Midnight snack! Mmmm, pancakes. We chatted for another hour, and then finally headed home. Joshua wasn't quite finished yet. He was running ANOTHER half marathon at 6 am....like in a few hours. A double race weekend, which was just amazing. He rocks.
I was SO TIRED. But I only got to go home and sleep for about 2 hours before being up and at 'em to go cheer Nate on at his first triathlon! That post is coming up next!
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LATE NIGHT FARTLEKS!!!
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