Rock N' Roll Half Marathon

Well, we DID IT! Brent and I rocked the half marathon yesterday. We have been training since August. It was Brent's first time to run a half marathon. He had never run over 3 miles, and he ROCKED 13.1! I am a proud wife!! It was so much fun doing it with him. We both finished so close to each other. I finished in 2:12 and he finished in 2:13. Our goals were to finish and do it around 2:10, so I would say we did both!
It was such a hot and humid race that the last three miles were MISREALBE! I wanted so bad to say, "That's it, I am done. I am going to walk the rest of the way." It took such mind strength to get me to run those last 2 miles! The sun was beating down on us and I was HOT. The only thing that kept me running is thinking, "it is going to take me so much longer to finish if I walk. So, I better just run and get it over with." I felt great up until mile 10.
I had some stomach problems along the run and had to stop and use the bathroom at mile 3. Brent and my friend, Lisa, kept running. So, by the time I was done, they were so far gone. I had it in my mind that I was going to catch up to them. I had no idea if that was even realistic, but that is what I focused on. I started to "book it". Around mile 6 I still hadn't seen them or caught up to them. I just prayed, "Lord, please just let me see them." Right after that, we were about to turn another corner and I caught a glimpse of Brent and noticed that Lisa was still with him!! It was such motivation. I finally caught up to them a little after mile 7. I was still feeling good at that point, even though I had just ran pretty hard to catch them. It was fun being back with them and running with Brent. Mile 9 Brent's leg really started hurting and cramping (he had some leg problems while training. His IT band.), so stopped to stretch it out and walk a little bit. Mile 10 my stomach issues started back up, but I knew if I stopped, I would NOT want to run again. So, I stuck it out. I had to run slower than I wanted, but I also wanted to finish and not hurt myself. Needless to say, we FINISHED. We even enjoyed it, maybe not the last 2-3 miles, but for the most part, it was such a great experience. Brent even said he would do it again! Now, that is big!
Hopefully we can keep up with our running and really be ready for next year! I am so proud of you Brent! Best part about the race was doing it with YOU!