This has been on the books for a few weeks now and the closer it got, the more nervous I grew. My main concern was I didn't want to over do it and push myself to hard. As nice as it might be to have this baby now, I know she needs to stay in the cooker a bit longer. : )
I went out with the intention of making it to the 8 or hopefully mile 10 marker before I would have to stop and walk/run the rest of the way. Sebron ran with me and it was the first race EVER that we ran side by side the entire way. He pushed Jancsi (who loved every minute of it) and stuck with me. I know it killed his racing pride to watch as all the runners took off at the starting line and he hung back as I settled into my granny pace. : ) Hurt him again when on the out and back course, the top finisher passed us on his way back. Sebron was so encouraging and I could not have done it without him. He kept passing me my water bottle and cheering me on as we went.
It was a greenway trail run along a river which was beautiful. I hadn't run a greenway since our move from North Carolina so it was a fun treat and brought back lots of memories. We had to run 8 miles out before turning around and mentally, I felt strong, but I got to the point where I HAD to see the turn around point or I felt like I wasn't going to make it.
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Once we turned around, I got an extra boost of confidence and strength and pushed hard for two miles. The last 2 were the worst and when things got rough. I'd run the whole way up until this point, and there was no way I was stopping this close to the end. My feet were killing me and I'd drank to much water and was feeling crampy. Seriously, it was all I could do to not grab my shoes off and chuck them as far into the river as possible. Sebron was fabulous and kept coaching me through it and encouraging me every step of the way. Love him so much. He knows me so well and kept checking my phone's gps to let me know how much further we had. What a relief and huge feeling of accomplishment when I crossed the finish line!
I can cross it off my goal list and it is no longer a worry. : ) These next 9 weeks I'm gonna take it easy and keep it light. Hurray!
Grace, you ROCK! So proud of you. You deserve to thoroughly enjoy the next 9 weeks. Rest now because you know that the second you pop the little girl out you are going to start training for a marathon. Take a break! So much love!
ReplyDeleteI am sooo proud of you. You truly give me hope that this pregnancy of mine WILL end at some point! LOL. I am so excited to know you, and so PROUD of your accomplishment!
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