MY QUEST TO 50-CONNECTICUT

MY QUEST TO 50

6 Down 44 to Go

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT

Half Marathon 13.1 Miles

October 13, 2012

On Saturday October 13, 2012 I ran the Hartford, Connecticut ING Half Marathon. This was my 11^th Half Marathon and 6^th State on my Quest to 50.

Day before the Race

I traveled to Hartford by bus with my friend Lara; we arrived the day before the race. We checked in our hotel and had lunch and then we were off to the expo to pick up our race packets.

Race Day

The morning of the race we woke up to get ready for an 8am start; the temps were chilly 32 degrees. We were not prepared to run in this cold especially since a week before it was 80 degrees, big weather transition. We got to start of race everyone is cold and shivering and jumping around to stay warm. The gun goes off and I feel the chill in the air and fingertips were cold already but I tried to keep a steady pace. After a few miles I found my rhythm and kept my body moving. At mile 10 I hit my wall, I think with all the marathon training I am mentally burnt out and just can’t wait till it’s over. I am excited to run the NYC Marathon yet I can’t wait till it’s over.

 

 

Until next time, Happy Running!!



My Quest to 50- Connecticut

MY QUEST TO 50

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT

Half Marathon 13.1 Miles

Been a while since I last posted but I am still training for the Marathon and continuing my quest to 50.  Today makes 10 days from my next Half Marathon which will be in Hartford, Connecticut and it will be my 5^th Half Marathon this year and will be my 6^th State. This half marathon will also be my last race and part of my training before the big day on November 4^th, the NYC Marathon.

I am on my 12^th week of my 16 week Marathon training and boy am I tired of running haha but I know putting in all this hard work will be worth it come race day. This coming week I will be completing 20 miles which is what they call the wall in a Marathon 26.2 miles. A lot of people have different views on what the wall is for them, they have reached their plateau and it becomes all mental the next 6.2 miles. I ran my first marathon last year in Philadelphia and I can say I struggled a bit after mile 18 and 20 and what I can say to push you through those last 6 miles it was all Heart for me. How bad did I want to run through that finish line and not walk and do it with Pride? Like they say Pain is Temporary, Pride is Forever! I was so happy finishing that race that I wanted to dance when I heard the salsa band playing but could only move my shoulders because my legs were done haha.

I’m hoping to be more successful this year because I am running in New York my hometown and feeding off the crowd and finishing off in the place where I train which is Central Park.

I will post on how my 20 miles went, haven’t run that much in a while, although a couple of weeks ago I completed a race called the 18 Mile Tune up, so I was pretty close.

Until next time, Happy Running!