The First Ever, Go Mommy Go 1/2 Marathon
Happy New Year!!! We'll it's 2009 and I did it, I ran 13.1 miles. I signed up for the Blue Point Brewery race for Dec 27 th but it was canceled due to lack of participants. Since I trained for 3 months for the run, I decided to run my own race. I plotted a course through beautiful Mastic Beach. 4 loops past my house so I could have water/potty breaks. (Smart thinking huh). I planned on running on New Years Day BUT it snowed and was 20 degrees. Sooo I postponed the race to the 3rd when it would be a positively balmy 34 degrees. I have a small head cold, but nothing too terrible to stop me from racing. Race starts out perfect. Hat, check. Gloves, check. iPod , check. Warm running outfit with fleece, check. Heart monitor, check. RoadID , check. I'm off. Nice day, warm considering, black ice only in the shadows. Feeling good. First 5K is a breeze. The sun is shining, very little wind, it is a beautiful day for a run. My friends Tim and Nancy drive by. Big waves. I'm feeli...