It's 33 degrees...lets go run 13.1 miles!

Yesterday morning I completed my second half marathon. I ran my first one in April, and really enjoyed the experience, so Toni, Ashley and I decided to sign up for the Big Hit 1/2 Marathon and Beth signed up for the 1/4 marathon.
It was coooooold. The race began at 7:45 a.m....and the high at 8 a.m. was 34 degrees. Once you get warmed up it's not so bad, but it certainly makes for a chilly start! None of us trained as much for this race as we have races in the past. That became very evident for me at mile 10, when my legs literally felt like lead. By mile 12, usually when I would speed up and run as fast as I can to finish that last mile strong, I was barely able to move them. It wasn't until we entered Slugger Field, and I saw the finish line at home plate, that I was finally able to speed up and finish strong!
My time ended up being 1:50:44...exactly 20 seconds faster than my time in April. I was very happy with that, and hadn't expected to beat or really even be close to my previous time since I hadn't trained nearly as hard for this one. But it is really nice and really motivating when you are running with friends. Thanks, girls!

Here we are before the race: Beth, Ashley, Toni and me