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Oak Island Lights Run Half Marathon Recap

   Well the third time is a charm as they say. I have to say that the highlight of my spring is heading down to Oak Island in April for a weekend with the family. Not only is this run very fun and challenging, it’s a great first half marathon for anyone wanting to try it.     Packet pickup last year was at the Chamber of Commerce building. This year they decided to have it at the airport. It was…

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Oak Island Half Marathon Run Recap

Oak Island Half Marathon Run Recap

   So I did it! I ran my first half marathon race! I am officially a half marathon runner!

First, let me say that I am sorry the blog entry from Friday never posted. It was a user error. I don’t like using the mobile blogging app and now I am reminded why.

Anyways, lets get to the race.

Saturday morning arrived. I was pumped and nervous at the same time. I could not wait to get started and show…

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Half Marathon Training Has Started!

So I only have a little over four months till my next race so I have begun training like crazy.

If you remember last year I decided to run my first race ever which was a 5k in Oak Island. I worked my butt off by following a training plan. I would come home from work and run around the neighborhood before dinner. When the race came I ended up coming 3rd in my age division. I was so pleased. Hard…

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My First Half Marathon Run

Sorry it’s been so long since my last entry. Things have been so crazy. BrittWhitFun finally got a new job and will be starting on October 13th! Yay! That is wonderful news for us.

For the past few weeks I have been making Sunday my long run day. Every week I add about 2 to 3 miles on. I had major plans to run the Cooper River Bridge 10k in March but now I am thinking about doing something…

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A Long 10 Miles...

A Long 10 Miles…

Today I spent the greater portion of my morning doing what relaxes me…running.

I have been spending the last three Sundays trying to do long runs. I wanted to really push myself and see how much could my body take.

I still have not made my mind up if I want to run a 10k or just skip it altogether and go for the half marathon. I know I can do it but I just want to be able to say I have…

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A Long 10 Miles

Today I spent the greater portion of my morning doing what relaxes me…running.

I have been spending the last three Sundays trying to do long runs. I wanted to really push myself and see how much could my body take.

I still have not made my mind up if I want to run a 10k or just skip it altogether and go for the half marathon. I know I can do it but I just want to be able to say I have…

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The Up Side Of Good Things

So this week has been a little insane at our house. I have been trying to train for my races next year. I still have not decided if I want to run a 10k or just go straight to the half marathon. Still have no clue. Anyways, BrittWhitFun went on a job interview Monday! Yay! The interview actual went really well. So well that they asked her to come back for some job shadowing. That’s a good sign…

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Project 21.1km.

I love running.  Call it "runner's high" or whatever you would like but I only get that feeling twice--when I'm running and when I'm helping the less fortunate.  Personally, it's when I feel the most "spiritual" or in tune with myself and the world.  I feel whole.  It's also the one thing I do to alleviate my stress.

Training for and completing a half marathon went on my bucket list a couple of years ago but it wasn't until I went to Africa that I decided I wanted to do this goal in 2013.  I met people who were so similar to me but wiser and more experienced with life.  One of the gentlemen I met, who I would consider an awesome person, told me that a half marathon was just the beginning.  Beginning of what, I wasn't sure.  2013 rolled in and since I don't believe in making resolutions (because I'm a believer of the trans-theoretical model of change) and running was on my list of things I'd like to do more of this year, I figured, why not try to complete a half marathon?  Or maybe even two?

In January, just as I was about to start my half marathon training, I got into a car accident.  Running and working out became no-no's because it could trigger my whiplash to hurt my back, particularly my lower back.  The one thing I could do to de-stress myself, I wasn't allowed to do.  It wasn't until early April when I got cleared to start running and working out.  I had 7 weeks to train and train I did.  I committed myself to making sure I followed the training schedule.  Did I wanna quit along the way?  Heck yes.  Did I want to just stop?  Oh yeah.  But I didn't.  Did I train and eat as healthy as I wanted to?  Nope.  But I did the best that I could.  

Learning how to pace myself and last for 21.1km was a struggle like no other.

I am a 5km to 10km racer.  It's what I do, it's what I breathe.

Race day, I knew I would at least last 16km but the other 5km, I wasn't too sure.  At kilometer 5, I was still pacing myself to last while others were passing me, which was extremely discouraging, but I sticked to my pace.  At kilometer 10, I could feel a blister beginning on my right foot.  The one place I forgot to put anti-blister on.  At kilometer 15, I hit my wall earlier and longer than expected.  It lasted a total of 4 kilometers.  4 kilometers!  At kilometer 18, I told my body that 3 kilometers was a long enough wall.  I told my body that regardless of how it felt, when I hit kilometer 19, I was going to hit overdrive.  Whether or not my body liked it.  At kilometer 20, I started overtaking like I've never done so before.  Before I knew it, I was done.

Something to take off my bucket list.  Something to be proud of.  Something I accomplished for me.   

My legs are strong.  My legs are powerful.  Physically, my legs are one of my greatest assets.  They may not be as thick or as thin as others but my legs pull and push weight like no other.  My legs outrun any pain my body feels.  My legs are powerful.  My legs are strong.  And they make me proud.