Track Town USA

I did it! I ran a half marathon and I am really proud of myself. I feel just like I did when I got a tattoo; it hurt so bad but I want to do it again, and heck maybe even again and again! I never knew I had it in me. Judging from the Cross Country days where I felt like I wanted to DIE at 3 miles and I cursed the sport saying "I'm never particiapting a running as a competition again!" I do not know what has changed inside of me, maybe the lack of competition in my life for the past years has built me up to want to compete in anything and everything from now on--or maybe it is still the endorphone high that I am on that is speaking, but I think that half marathon is a great race for me. No, as many of you are thinking and the marathon.....Never a full. I am a half kind of girl.

The training that I did 3-4 months prior to the fateful day of April 29th all paid off. The day could not have been more perfect. It was a sunny morning at 7 am and the streets were full of enthusiastic spectators and runners from all over the country that arrived safely to the runner's mecca, Pre's town, Track Town USA-better known as, Eugene, Oregon. It was the first marathon in 25 years that Eugene has hosted. The course was smooth, winding in and out of the beautiful Eugene neighborhoods and biking trails alongside the Willamette River. I finished feeling strong and good without any problems during the race, expect for the huge hunger attack that hit me at mile 7, and I drank some water to hold me over at mile 8, until I was able to eat some real food afterwards.

It was a family event. I had an uncle run the Full Marathon in 2:34 and another aunt and uncle run the half with me and we all finished with in seconds of each other.

You can go to www.eugenemarathon.com and look me up under the half

or you can go to www.registerguard.com and look at the picutres and news on the event, from days April 29th, 30th, May 1st (it is a small city, when something big like this happens, it is in the news for 3 days.)

Viva Pre!