Last Saturday was my half-marathon run at Champoeg State Park. I was excited and nervous at the same time. I ended up going with my friend Allison Allen. I met her when we lived in Michigan 12 years ago. Our husbands work together now and she recently moved to the NW a year ago. She has done other events like this so since this was my "First"one I was just following her lead. This was us before the race: 
And this was us after the race with big smiles knowing that we were done! I was very happy to have completed the race within my goal of under 2 hours and 10 minutes.
I finished in 2:09:40! I just barely made it! I don't even consider myself a runner and sometimes don't even like to run so this was a big accomplishment for me. My coaches (Ali & Stacey) couldn't run with me that day but they both helped me tremendously! They were my running partners, nutritionists, and most of all my great friends! A big thanks goes to them for helping me meet my goal. One of them said you will either love it or never want to do another one again. After finishing I was definitely tired but I'm already looking forward to the next one!
I finished in 2:09:40! I just barely made it! I don't even consider myself a runner and sometimes don't even like to run so this was a big accomplishment for me. My coaches (Ali & Stacey) couldn't run with me that day but they both helped me tremendously! They were my running partners, nutritionists, and most of all my great friends! A big thanks goes to them for helping me meet my goal. One of them said you will either love it or never want to do another one again. After finishing I was definitely tired but I'm already looking forward to the next one!
9 comments:
Cheers to you Nicole...I'm proud of you!
Good job Nicole! I could never do that! Your amazing!
Yea for you! I'm glad you loved it so much. Have you already scheduled your next event???
Great job! 13.1 miles is a LONG way, and I'm excited that you completed it!
By the way, did you just love Champoeg park? I thought it was a beautiful place to run.
I am so proud of you! You are my inspiration to try harder and be better.
Very well done - a half is great. On to the marathon next!
That is awesome! I'm like you, i hate to run. Way to stick to your goal!
So proud of you. That is a LONG run for sure. I keep thinking about doing one, but around mile six or seven of a run...I kind of feel like I CAN'T GO ON! Anyway, you are awesome. I wish we could work-out together and achieve these goals together. You could "Tri" with me and I could "1/2" with you.
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