We did it! We ran our very first half marathon. The day was very different than our training runs but overall we felt really good about the race when we were done.
We ran the Nickle Dickle Day 1/2 Marathon on September 13th in Waconia, MN. For it being early September we were not expecting 36 degree weather at the start of the race. We were also not expecting hill after hill after hill. Early in the race we joked that the theme of the race day was hills. But I still don’t think we really knew what was ahead of us at that point. It was more hills. Thankfully we both felt good and we powered through the hills one by one. Not to say it was easy but in the end I think we both felt an even greater sense of pride for finishing not only our first half marathon but one with so many hills. Our first goal of the race was to finish. Our ultimate goal was to finish with a time of 2 hours 4 minutes 27. Despite all the hills we were able to run all 13.1 miles and exceed our ultimate goal finishing the race in 2 hours 3 minutes and 35 seconds (9:26 pace).
The race wouldn’t have been the same without the support of our friends and family. It meant so much to us that they would get up early on a Saturday to stand in the cold to cheer us on. The course wasn’t the best for spectators to be able to get around but Michelle and Keeley managed to make it to mile 12 to help give us a final push to the finish line. Knowing we had them all there definitely squashed any thought of quitting. Thank you again for all the support!
So one would think we relaxed after running 13.1 miles. Ummm, nope! This crazy lady planned a birthday party for later in the day. It may have been a tiring day but it didn’t detour us from doing it all over again at the end of October!!
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