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 27th 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 feeling great. I get back to the house and Shawn has made a sign that says, "GO MOMMY GO! WIN THAT RACE!" it is clamped to the fence—too cute. I did the first loop in 41 minutes at 75% HR which is perfect. My goal is to finish the whole race around 3 hours 15 minutes with a pace of 14 minute miles. The first loop was around 13 minute miles... nice.
Second 5K is just like the first. I am feeling good, running on the balls of my feet, chest up, looking forward, using my arms for momentum, leg turnover is excellent. My music is bouncy and I am having a great time. As I came to the end of the second loop I am feeling fantastic, endorphins are kicking in. I get it done in 41 minutes, perfect! I kinda wanted to skip the water but it is freezing so I stopped for a few minutes. I had an extra glass of water. Not smart... you'll see...
Third 5K starts out OK, but the wind is picking up. Anyone who lives near the beach knows that once the sun passes center sky the winds pick up and make for a nice afternoon breeze in the summertime. BUT THIS IS JANUARY these winds were straight out of Canada I am freezing my face off. I get to the halfway point of my third loop and OH MY GOD I have to pee. It wasn't the "oh I have to pee in a sec" kind of a feeling it was the "HOLY SHITE I've had two kids and if I sneeze I'm going to be soaked" kind of sensation. (SIDE NOTE: Anyone thinking of having children, I have two words: SURROGATE or C-SECTION. Trust me, you're lady parts will thank you later) Soooo anyhoo, I kick it into high gear and run my ass off home. I make it back in 41 minutes, wow I'm making time like a real runner! I put on an extra fleece and head back out.
Last loop. Now it's positively freezing. There is black ice everywhere and my quads are yelling at me. Not to mention I started to have a very annoying pain in my foot—and to make matters worse—the battery on my iPod dies. Crap. Now I can hear that ever-so-slight wheezing in my chest. That can't be good. Now, I have never experienced "the wall" and I don't think I hit it here either, but I have to walk a bit. My legs are jello and all I want to do is turn around and head home. It's really difficult to keep my spirits up. It's so cold my butt is numb. I start with my usual race mantra "I do not give up" over and over again. Until I am running. I pass the half point same distance either way— I'm heading home! I run past every annoying dog in creation. (I didn't notice them when I had my iPod.) I am jumping over the trail of snot rockets I have left along the course in the preceding loops. Gross. But there it is! Elm Street! The last road! I can see my street! My stop sign! I'm in the final stretch! I turn the corner, I see the sign Shawn made for me! Hey, there's Tim driving by again, he must think I'm crazy... I'm still running, big waves! OH MY GOD I HAVE TO PEE and I may not make it! SHITE SHITE SHITE! Kegels don't fail me now.
I hear the faint sound of children chanting "Go mommy go" I love that! I get to the fence, Arik & Nora present me with a "gold medal" construction paper with foam animal stickers and red Christmas ribbon. It says, "First Place in the Go Mommy Go 1/2 Marathon - 13.1 miles" It is the best medal ever. I'm going to have it framed. I run inside and take a super long hot shower to help alleviate the slight case of hypotheremia. I finish the race in 2 hours and 50 minutes running 13 minute miles. 25 minutes faster than my goal.
I said to a few people that if I ran the 1/2 marathon in under 3 hours I'd sign up for the MightyMan 1/2 Iron man in Montauk. I am officially crazy—I did it—I signed up. Training begins January 5th. Base building until July then full-fledged 1/2 Iron man—boobs to the wall—training.
I must be out of my mind.
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 27th 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 feeling great. I get back to the house and Shawn has made a sign that says, "GO MOMMY GO! WIN THAT RACE!" it is clamped to the fence—too cute. I did the first loop in 41 minutes at 75% HR which is perfect. My goal is to finish the whole race around 3 hours 15 minutes with a pace of 14 minute miles. The first loop was around 13 minute miles... nice.
Second 5K is just like the first. I am feeling good, running on the balls of my feet, chest up, looking forward, using my arms for momentum, leg turnover is excellent. My music is bouncy and I am having a great time. As I came to the end of the second loop I am feeling fantastic, endorphins are kicking in. I get it done in 41 minutes, perfect! I kinda wanted to skip the water but it is freezing so I stopped for a few minutes. I had an extra glass of water. Not smart... you'll see...
Third 5K starts out OK, but the wind is picking up. Anyone who lives near the beach knows that once the sun passes center sky the winds pick up and make for a nice afternoon breeze in the summertime. BUT THIS IS JANUARY these winds were straight out of Canada I am freezing my face off. I get to the halfway point of my third loop and OH MY GOD I have to pee. It wasn't the "oh I have to pee in a sec" kind of a feeling it was the "HOLY SHITE I've had two kids and if I sneeze I'm going to be soaked" kind of sensation. (SIDE NOTE: Anyone thinking of having children, I have two words: SURROGATE or C-SECTION. Trust me, you're lady parts will thank you later) Soooo anyhoo, I kick it into high gear and run my ass off home. I make it back in 41 minutes, wow I'm making time like a real runner! I put on an extra fleece and head back out.
Last loop. Now it's positively freezing. There is black ice everywhere and my quads are yelling at me. Not to mention I started to have a very annoying pain in my foot—and to make matters worse—the battery on my iPod dies. Crap. Now I can hear that ever-so-slight wheezing in my chest. That can't be good. Now, I have never experienced "the wall" and I don't think I hit it here either, but I have to walk a bit. My legs are jello and all I want to do is turn around and head home. It's really difficult to keep my spirits up. It's so cold my butt is numb. I start with my usual race mantra "I do not give up" over and over again. Until I am running. I pass the half point same distance either way— I'm heading home! I run past every annoying dog in creation. (I didn't notice them when I had my iPod.) I am jumping over the trail of snot rockets I have left along the course in the preceding loops. Gross. But there it is! Elm Street! The last road! I can see my street! My stop sign! I'm in the final stretch! I turn the corner, I see the sign Shawn made for me! Hey, there's Tim driving by again, he must think I'm crazy... I'm still running, big waves! OH MY GOD I HAVE TO PEE and I may not make it! SHITE SHITE SHITE! Kegels don't fail me now.
I hear the faint sound of children chanting "Go mommy go" I love that! I get to the fence, Arik & Nora present me with a "gold medal" construction paper with foam animal stickers and red Christmas ribbon. It says, "First Place in the Go Mommy Go 1/2 Marathon - 13.1 miles" It is the best medal ever. I'm going to have it framed. I run inside and take a super long hot shower to help alleviate the slight case of hypotheremia. I finish the race in 2 hours and 50 minutes running 13 minute miles. 25 minutes faster than my goal.
I said to a few people that if I ran the 1/2 marathon in under 3 hours I'd sign up for the MightyMan 1/2 Iron man in Montauk. I am officially crazy—I did it—I signed up. Training begins January 5th. Base building until July then full-fledged 1/2 Iron man—boobs to the wall—training.
I must be out of my mind.
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