So, yesterday I competed i my very first half-marathon..yes that's right, 13.1 miles. No, i'm not on drugs. The first 6 miles I felt great, awesome, it had taken me 1hr 10 mins...I kept saying to myself, "I CAN do this, what was I so worried about?" Yeah, and then, and then...it all started going downhill or uphill, shoot there were alot of freaking hills..by mile 10 I was ready to stop..all I kept thinking was "what was I thinking????? Why did I do this to myself..that old lady is beating me" Of course it didn't help the fact that I had to pee, and when i say that, I REALLY had to PEE!!! I would run, and of course that shakes everything lose, so i would walk, and think i'll never get to a bathroom if i walk....cough, whoops i think i peed a little, run..anyways, so mile 10, i think i might be dying, it's possible, my head is throbbing, my right calf is seizing up and my left calf is twitching, of course my motivation was to get to a bathroom. Note to self, races weren't designed for women, their aren't port-a-potties, or rest stations.

So, somewhere in between mile 10 and 11 here comes TR , my little bro, who passed me at about mile 7 on his way to the finish line,with a water bottle, which yeah, i drank and then contemplated trying to pee in and then immediately wished i was a guy...they have it so easy they don't even know...he tells me to duck behind a bush..which believe me i have thought about..going behind a building , squatting behind a car..just go man..oh that's really warm..yuck!! So, i convince us both that i can make it the next3, well 2 1-2 miles, no problem, even if i walk i can do it in 30 mins...so i tell him i'll see him at the finish, but if i'm not there in 30 come find me... and bring the car!! Mile 12 I see Alan, my husband, and Tr waiting for me , and they both went with me til the finish, which i beat my goal of 3 hours i did it in 2:56. Not too bad for only my 4th race..the first a 5k took 34 mins??. The 2nd a 5k where i pushed my boys in a double jogger(horrible, terrible, my hands hurt for days holding that bar!!!!! ) Took me under an hour, which i was extremely disappointed in. The 3rd a 10k, The Peachtree Road Race, i did in 1hr 19 mins...so at least i am improving!!!