Bryan Poyser (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} poyboy) wrote,@ 2008-02-19 11:59:00 |
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I did it!
Jesus Christ, that was hard. My legs still hurt, tho not as bad as yesterday.
I finished the Half-Marathon with a time of 2 hours and 24 minutes. You can see my splits here. I also posted a pic of myself and the two other AFS staff members who ran the half on my AFS blog.
Thanks to everyone out there who sponsored my run - I think I raised somewhere around $1,000 for the Children's Shelter. Amazing! Especially considering the fact that I had only raised about $20 a week before the deadline.
As much as I tried not to, I made the typical race-day mistake of starting too fast and then draggin ass at the end. My per-mile time went down for the last 4 miles or so, cause that's when I had to start walking. The monster hill on Enfield right as it goes over Lamar was the real killer. But, I still had enough juice to sprint the last 50 yards or so. I haven't run that fast since high school - I just needed to get that fuckin race OVER WITH.
Unfortunately, my sis & Rebecca didn't make it back to the finish line to see me cross, but I did meet up with them soon after. I collapsed on a curb and wolfed down three migas tacos and attacked the half-chicken my sister got with my bare fingers. Some of the best food I've ever eaten.
So, I think this may be the start of a trend. I'm gonna try to keep up with the running so that I'll be in shape to do the full marathon next year. I may even join some races throughout the year, since a solid race-date is a good motivator.
Me as a long-distance runner. Who'da thunk it?
Jesus Christ, that was hard. My legs still hurt, tho not as bad as yesterday.
I finished the Half-Marathon with a time of 2 hours and 24 minutes. You can see my splits here. I also posted a pic of myself and the two other AFS staff members who ran the half on my AFS blog.
Thanks to everyone out there who sponsored my run - I think I raised somewhere around $1,000 for the Children's Shelter. Amazing! Especially considering the fact that I had only raised about $20 a week before the deadline.
As much as I tried not to, I made the typical race-day mistake of starting too fast and then draggin ass at the end. My per-mile time went down for the last 4 miles or so, cause that's when I had to start walking. The monster hill on Enfield right as it goes over Lamar was the real killer. But, I still had enough juice to sprint the last 50 yards or so. I haven't run that fast since high school - I just needed to get that fuckin race OVER WITH.
Unfortunately, my sis & Rebecca didn't make it back to the finish line to see me cross, but I did meet up with them soon after. I collapsed on a curb and wolfed down three migas tacos and attacked the half-chicken my sister got with my bare fingers. Some of the best food I've ever eaten.
So, I think this may be the start of a trend. I'm gonna try to keep up with the running so that I'll be in shape to do the full marathon next year. I may even join some races throughout the year, since a solid race-date is a good motivator.
Me as a long-distance runner. Who'da thunk it?
