Happy belated 4th of July! Had a great race experience yesterday. Here’s a recap of the day!
Made sure to eat a carb-o-licious spaghetti dinner on Friday evening with the family and laid out all of my race gear and outfit. Got to bed early at about 10:30 pm and got a good night’s sleep before waking up at 4:00 on Saturday morning.
Tara and I left my house at 5:00 pm and were to the start in (what we thought) was plenty of time. Dumped my bag at the bag drop and waited in line for the porta-potties. And waited…and waited…and waited. Tara left for the start. I was late. It was my own fault. I had actually paid a little extra $$ for the “VIP Experience” which included separate porta-potties, but forgot that little perk at the time. Bummer!
I missed the start for a few minutes but caught up with Tara quickly. Was feeling fantastic! Was hitting my splits really well. No stomach issues, no leg issues, no motivation issues. I actually thought I had a shot at beating my (ridiculously fast for me) PR of 2:21:22. That is until somewhere around mile 5. My feet of all things just kinda gave out. I was in an amazing amount of pain. Every foot fall was excruciating. I even attempted heel striking on purpose to take the pressure off the balls of my feet but that only made things worse. I tried to recover but it just all fell apart when I had to switch to walk/jog intervals.
I chalk it up to another stupid mistake. I knew my shoes were about over due. My precious Asics Gel Kayano 21s have approximately 500 miles on them and should have been replaced about a month ago. I knew better but just didn’t prioritize my time properly to get over to the running store.
All in all though it was still such a fun race! Twin Cities in Motion does a great job with organizing really nice events. The volunteers were so nice, friendly and helpful and really made running (limping?) 13.1 miles enjoyable.
- Tara and I in the dreaded porta-potty line!
- Red, White & Boom! – July 2015
- Yummy post-race snacks.
After the race, it was time for cooking out, hanging out with family and friends and watching the fireworks display. I hope you had a fantastic 4th too!
And don’t worry 2:21:22… I’ve got all Summer, and I’m coming for you.
Get some new kicks, girl!! 🙂 I love your festive outfit! You’re adorable — congrats on your race!
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Thanks! Oh I did, the very next day. Definitely learned my lesson! I’ll be rockin some brand new Newtons for my run this evening. 🙂
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Sorry your race was rough! Your outfit was adorable though! Congrats on you race!
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Thanks!
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Bummmmer, yo. I’ve made the shoe mistake myself. Now I have several that I rotate through so they don’t wear out so fast. I gotta say, I lurve the unicorn shirts!!!!
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Thanks! I learned my lesson and got new shoes. 🙂 Now just need to break them in…
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