Life, that is. Could
be worse, could be better. Isn’t that
how it is for most people?
First up, races! Two
to write about. Won’t be writing much,
as I’m not feeling it at the moment, but I did want to take some time and tell
all my readers (hahahahaha) about them.
The Midsouth Marathon in Wynne, Arkansas was pretty damn
awesome for me. It was hot and humid,
but I ran a strong (for the most part) race.
Felt really good, or as good as one can feel during a marathon, up until
mile 20 or 21. I can’t remember
which. I was walking quite a bit. At that point Christi, a fellow Marathon
Maniac (we qualified with the same races and her number is one before mine),
caught up to me. We spent the rest of
the race talking and running. And
walking. Had she not caught up to me, I
would not have PR’d. I was somewhat
hopeful that I could come in under 5 hours, and I did!! 4:34 and change. I was so happy! That had been my goal for a while. And we did it! I think I was one of the only happy people
there. Haha! Everyone else I talked to had not so good
races. Not sure what made it good for
me, but I’m not complaining.
Next up was the White River Marathon for Kenya. This was a kind of spur of the moment race
for me. During the last one, Christi had
mentioned that she was doing it. So I
registered and we went up together. It
was damn cold at the start! I’d
forgotten to cut holes in my cheap socks for warming my arms, so they got super
cold. That made using the bathroom
somewhat hard. Three times, folks! I had to pee three damn times near the
beginning of the race! Do not like. Still had a great time. Christi and I ran the whole race together and
probably know more about each other than we ever wanted to. We came in around 4:27. New PR!
For me. Not for her. Maybe had I not had to pee so much, she could
have PR’d as well. I really appreciate
her sticking by me. She’s not only a
pretty darn awesome running partner, she’s a pretty darn awesome human as
well. She must think I’m not so bad as
well, as we have at least one more race scheduled together. Yay!
I have a few more races on the schedule: Mississippi Blues
in January, Mississippi River in February, and Little Rock in March. Hoping to add Run for the Ranch in December
and Hogeye in April. That’ll be one in
each of six consecutive months, which will get me another star on my maniacal journey. I’ll get there. Slowly, but I’ll get there. If only real life didn’t get in the way of
my running!
Oh, and the previously mentioned job thing hasn’t happened
yet. Boo. I suck.
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