Wednesday, September 8, 2010

I wanna Rock and Roll all night...

Sunday was the VA Beach Rock and Roll 1/2 Marathon
I ROCKED that bish!
werd.


My goal was to finish in 2:30
I ran it in 2:28:57
BOOM!

I actually felt really great running
The course was beautiful- especially the run on the boardwalk the last mile of the race.
The weather was
PERFECT
When it isn't 99 degrees outside- you can really appreciate running a lot more

(notice my face isn't as red)

My only problem occurred after the race
I took some medicine that I didn't realize would dehydrate me
as soon as I crossed the finish line I felt awful


I couldn't eat
I didn't want to drink
My stomach hurt so bad
All I did was sleep the rest of the day
At one point I was really concerned that I would have to go to the hospital

So
Lesson learned.
No new medications before a run.

On a happy note...
Abbie 
my super awesome boyfriend whom I love more than anything
surprised me with my very own Garmin!
It was great knowing my pace/mileage/time during the race



is he the best or what?

Abbie, by the way, ran the half in under 2 hours
with practically zero training
amazing.


One more thing off MY BUCKET LIST!
But
I decided to add a full marathon to the list now.

More about my weekend tomorrow



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