MY QUEST TO 50
11 Down and 39 to Go!
Virginia Beach Half Marathon 13.1
Miles
August 31, 2014
This Labor
Day weekend I completed my 11th state race toward my goal of 50
states. This was my 17th half marathon overall since I started
running in 2009. I still have a ways to
go to get to my 50 states but slowly but surely. This may be my last state for
the year because it can get costly overtime, well maybe. I have my eye on
another destination but we shall see.
The race
weekend started off with a mile on the sand race on Saturday which at first
seemed like a fun idea but was tough, I guess takes getting used to running on
the sand. I
reconnected with a HS friend because of our love of running and racing, we
planned this race together.
On race day
Sunday we had to get shuttled to the race start, as soon as I left the hotel I knew
it was going to be a tough run, it was already very humid about 90% and the sun
wasn’t even out yet. Throughout the race it got warmer and was very humid, in
my mind I thought I can set a personal record but with the weather my body wasn’t
having it. I jumped into every sprinkler and misting station that was available
throughout the 13.1 miles course and I was soaked from sweat and water by the time I finished.
As I turned the corner for the last few feet on the boardwalk I couldn’t see the finish
line, it was so far and I couldn’t wait till it was over. Overall I finished with
a decent time 1:52:57, that’s with some walking in between because the heat was
just brutal. After the race I picked up my cool bottle opener medal iced my
knees and hit the beach, the cool water felt so refreshing on my feet and legs
post race, I wish I can jump into the ocean after every race.
So now I have
39 more states to go, I have a few in mind I would like to do but not sure when
it will happen. The few I have in mind are Georgia, Arizona, San Diego, and
Seattle. I guess I can look over my budget and do some future planning. In the meantime I will be doing my next local
race in the Bronx on September 28; I will be representing my borough and the
Latinas in Motion that day.
Until next
time, Happy Running!
