13.1

I never in this life time ever thought that I would run a half marathon. I was that girl that had absolutely NO desire to do it. And somehow I got suckered into doing and I am proud to say that I am so happy I did. And as sore as I am still even three days later, I would definitely do another one. Everything was smooth sailing up until mile 10. The last 3 miles of the race were BRUTAL. A big shout out is deserved to Eminem's "Till I Collapse" because I must have replayed that song probably 15 times during the last three miles of the race. That's the only way I was able to keep going. Seriously...it kicked my butt. My legs hurt so incredibly bad. I have never felt pain like that before in my life. So the next time I were to do one, I would definitely train differently. More squats, lunges, and leg presses. My legs were just not strong enough to go as fast as I wanted. The best part of the race was seeing my husband there waiting for me at the finish line with a big smile on his face. He was the first person I saw as I finished so it was a little tender moment for me.

Now we're headed off to a nice relaxing vacation in Mexico next week and we couldn't be more excited. Then it's back to real life. Jared is going to start training for a marathon and I might start training for a triathlon!