Gazelle Girl Half Marathon Race Recap
As I'm sure you've seen by my gazillion posts on FB & IG, I completed my first official Half Marathon today!! I know a lot of people who ran marathons today and I'm not sure if I'm quite ready for that feat!! I'll be honest, I don't feel like this was my best race! I just could not get off the struggle bus! My hips and groin on both sides felt tight (should've ran a warmup, duh). Everything I had taped (left ankle and right knee) held up well. My plan was to start with the 10:30 pacers and catch up to the 10:00 pacers, which unfortunately, I never did. Next time, I think I'd start a little behind the 10s. I passed the 10:30s about mile 1.5. Nothing too exciting to report except that it was a chilly start and I had to undo my backpack to take off the long sleeve I started with at mile 2 but I had pre-applied body glide in case. I was expecting to see my family at mile 4 and the park where they were supposed to be started about mile 2.5 and by the ti...