Our coaches tried to make it fun, they had bibs printed up for us for the "UR a Lifesaver" half marathon, they even had a starting line, and took video of us taking off as if in a real race. I barely had enough time to introduce Peter and Lauren to the coaches before I took off, he had to fend for himself.
The run was rough, the first part was all roller coaster hills and as I approached the last hill of that first portion, I was tempted to just walk...but then I saw this little jumping figure in pink at the top of the hill. It was Lauren! I pumped my legs just a little bit harder and she was jumping up and down yelling "Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!" I ran up that hill and snatched her up when I got to the top and gave her a big, sweaty, hug. Peter said that Lauren was quite the cheerleader up there, clapping and yelling as the runners came by and cheering them on as they went on their way.
I couldn't celebrate for long, I still had 8 more miles to go. We ran across the levy to Folsom lake, it was very pretty,even ran into a couple of horses. At about 10 miles I started questioning whether I could finish...I was getting really, really, tired and my muscles were tightening up. I had a shot of Gu (nutrition supplement) and kept on going. I'm still doing 2/1 intervals. I've found it's the best pace for me. I tried to go with longer running periods like 5/1, but my endurance suffered. With uneven terrain the 2/1 works best for me.
The view of Folsom lakeI finally finished, and my prize---a bagel strung up with green and purple ribbon. My very own bagel medal. I wore it all the way home.
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