On Saturday June 2nd I
ran/walked my second 1/2 marathon, the Virginia Wine Country 1/2
Marrathon. The day started out a bit chillier than expected but it was
perfect weather for a long run. I ran the 1/2 with my friend and mentor
Caroline. She was dealing
with minor Tendonosis in her ankle and I was fighting a bad cold, we
were quite a pair!! We started off running 2 minutes and walking 1
minute which in the beginning I was struggling because I was having a
hard time catching my breath. Sucking on cough drops
doesn't really help you run any faster or more efficiently! Needless to
say the further I went the better I felt. I still was coughing and with
the majority of the race net-uphill I was having issues catching my
breath but I was feeling good. The scenery was
absolutely beautiful and the small cup of wine at the half-way point
helped put a bigger spring in our steps!!
Then at around mile 7 I felt the
weirdest twinge in my lower leg around my lower calf and achilles. It
felt like a tug then went away. It was enough of a feeling though that I
did make a noise and Caroline was concerned. The thing was it only hurt
when
I was running and not when I was walking so we continued on walking
more that running for another mile or so. Caroline asked if I wanted to
try running again and I said yes so we kicked up our step and dang-it,
the twinge came back! At that point Caroline
pulled me off the road and had me lean on a tree while she massaged my
lower leg, man did we look like two fools!! It did help a bit with the
pain but I really couldn't run any further so we ended up walking the
rest of the race. Let me tell you, I really
didn't want to walk but I really couldn't run and it wasn't because I
was looking for a specific time to finish, I was so bored just
walking!!! I felt so good to run but I didn't want to injure myself any
further so we walked the rest of the race and danced
across the finish line!!
It was a great day for a race but if that was my first 1/2 marathon
I definitely would have been reconsidering running the full marathon
that I am scheduled for in September!! I shouldn't think that way
because every race is different. There were many
factors that made that a very hard race but all in all it was a great
day and the wine tasting and massage after the race made it even
better!!
I am getting very close to
having to change my Karhu's, I am not totally sure what the exact
mileage is on these kicks but it is getting close to 500!!! I have one
more race and I think my girls will be retired and I will
be purchasing myself
a new pair!! Whooo hooo! I truly love Karhu running shoes!!
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