Today I ran the Albuquerque half marathon. I haven't been able to put in the training that I would normally do, so I approached the race with the attitude that I was going to run an even paced race and just enjoy myself. As I was running I enjoyed the times when I was running alone, it was just me against myself. I didn't care who passed me or who I passed. All I cared about was getting a time of 1:45 or better. I was thrilled to cross the finish line in 1:41:33 (beating my time from when I raced it 2 years ago). I had met my goal of running an even paced race (7:47/mile) and I was able to finish strong. I was even surprised to find that I had finished 3rd in my age group. My only regret is that I was so focused and in my zone as I approached the finish line trying to catch the girl in front of me that I didn't see or hear my family cheering for me. Last night William had asked me to look over at them as I ran by today and it breaks my heart to know that I didn't fulfill my promise. I guess I'll have to run another race sometime soon! I'm grateful to have a family who loves and supports me in whatever endeavor I undertake.
2 comments:
Way to go Holly! I am so impressed. I'm glad your family is so supportive so that you can still do these things! Someday, we will have to run a race together again, except I can tell you for a fact, I would not be that fast:) You are awesome!
That is so impressive, Holly! I love that you make time to do these things. :)
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