Today I am sore. Yesterday I ran the Kansas City Half Marathon. The day started out by having to wake up at 5:30 in the morning so that my Dad, sister and I could make it to the starting line on time. It was 40 degrees when we arrived at the race and a steady drizzle made stretching miserable. Thankfully by seven o'clock the weather had cleared up and the sun was clearing out the darkness. I began the race with a pace group whose goal was to finish the 13.1 miles in one hour and forty-five minutes. Although this is faster than the pace I usually run at in long distance training I felt ready to step up for the occasion. As I ran along I had to constant support of Kelly Daly, Erin Prendergast, Kim Patterson, and Nicole Dejanes who decided to give up their Saturday morning and come out to cheer for runners like me. Thanks guys!!! Around the five mile mark I began to feel slightly fatigued from the several hills in the beginning of the race. I wish now that I had Incorporated more hill work into my training schedule. Finally at the nine mile mark I fell off of the hour forty-five pace group and ran at a much more comfortable gait. It was not until midway through the twelfth mile that I began to pick up the pace again. My final time was 1:48:12 and I am satisfied with it. My initial plan was to run at a 8:30 mile pace and finish in 1:51:00 so I felt accomplished to do better. After the race I met up with my sister and Dad for one of the best afternoons I have had since coming to college. Certainly the free endorphins still circulating from the race helped my mood but the large chocolate-fudge-brownie from Coldstone Creamery also helped :)
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