My First Half Marathon 13.1 miles!

Ever since i remember i wanted to run marathon. Well, i didn't really run a marathon just yet but i have just finished my very first half marathon on Turkey day :) You gotta start somewhere, right? Anyways, the experience has been amazing, although i have not prepared for it like i should. I have only done two long runs on the weekends and a week prior to the event i have not run at all. I know...this is probably the reason why my knees gave up on me in the middle of the race but I made it to the end in 2 hours and 30 minutes. It was one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life so far and I am proud of myself. Even more so because I run without any music on and my GPS watch.  Only 2 miles into the race my Ipod died and soon after that my GPS did the same. Not even in my dreams i thought that i can run that long without having anything to listen to but I did and it wasn't that bad at all. There were times during the race that I thought there was no way I could finish or keep running because my knees started to hurt really bad but i did. I couldn't really take any breaks because as soon as i did, my knees hurt even more to the point i couldn't even walk so i had to run :) This may sounds crazy but i would never just stop in the middle of the race and be that looser, who didn't finish :) The finish line made it all worth it!!! I wish my kids were there to see me crossing the finish line that would have made it even more special. Maybe next year me and Noah can do a race together. They have cool mini races for kids and as much as i wanted for him to run this year, it was impossible because my mom was out of town so Paul had to take the kiddos earlier than anticipated.

Anyways, I spent the Thanxgiving dinner at one of my best friends Marta and Derryl. They were kind enough to invite me over so that i didn't have to be by myself. Their entire family was there, as well as few friends including Karolina and Maya. I had the best Thanksgiving dinner EVER and came home after 12am :) I am forever grateful for having such amazing friends.

Photos before and after my race: