Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Thunder Road...


This weekend I ran the San Jose ½ Marathon. I can not describe the new found respect I have for those of you who run Full marathons. I really don’t think I would have been able to run another 13.1 Miles.

Here is quick summary of my run. 1-5 were cake. At 6 I was starving! I had stashed some lifesavers in my pocket just in case and boy did they come in handy. For 7 &8 all I can say is Thank you Rhianna, Jay-Z, and Justin Timberlake.
Around 9 I made the mistake of taking some banana goo from the volunteers which instantly made me gag. At 10 I was certain I was going to throw up and began mentally trying to prepare myself for it. But, it never came and I got my 2nd wind around 10.5. I felt like I was floating. I loved it! As I came up on the last turn I moved to the left preparing to sprint when I saw Brad and Abby waiting for me to pass. At that exact moment "Thunder Road" by Bruce Springsteen came on my Ipod which was all I needed to finish strong. I turned on the heat and went as fast as I possibly could for the last stretch. What an amazing feeling to cross that finish line.

Thanks to Molly for being such a great training partner and thanks to Eve for convincing me to sign up.

8 comments:

Molly said...

Yay for Eve, Liz, and Molly! Nice job, ladies!

jularun7 said...

so proud of you liz!!

Erin said...

Lizard you are awesome! It sounds like you had a strong race. California races look so fun. I love seeing all the participants. You look really cute in that picture with your friends. I am amazed by people who can run and still look good afterwards. You are a babe!!!

Ryan and Ashley said...

Liz, CONGRATS! What a great accomplishment. Doesn't it feel good to have completed?!?! You are awesome. We should run the next mini together! I ran last April, and LOVED it--want to do it again, definitely, but will NEVER do a whole marathon...no thanks!

Molly and Jason said...

Congrats! Want to do another one?

Eve said...

liz, you were awesome! lets do it again :)

mj said...

yay, liz! so proud of you that you even had energy to sprint at the end. that is GREAT!

Jenna{Mommy in Manhattan} said...

Thanks for the breakdown of the race! I'm feeling the emotion of you crossing the finish line!