Thanksgiving!
Had a great weekend!
On Sat. I was heading down to Victoria to pick up the race package for the Royal Victoria Marathon - I was doing the half. When, horrors, in the middle of Duncan the car stopped, dead, center lane. My car is to heavy to push myself. It was awful. I frantically called BCAA, cars zipping around me - excepts for the idiots who ignored my 4ways and sat behind me, waiting for me to go, sigh. Finally two rather sketchy people (teach me to judge) pushed me off to the side. The tow truck came, I caught the bus to Vic. and picked up the info. Drama!
Sat. evening was at my sister's, Darrell joined me! Took me out to dinner.
Sun morning up eaaarrrrrly! The race started at 7:30. Darrell watched me start! The half is 21 km. I was planning to run 7, then walk, occasionally run the rest. The running room training that I've been doing in run 10 min. walk 1. It works great! Anyways, I kept saying 10 more minutes, I can run 10 more minutes..... I managed to do that for 16 km! For the next km, 1 treid running for 4 min. - my body said no, so I walked for a bit. At the 17 km mark, I started running for 1 min, walking for 1 min. I managed to do that for the last 4 km to the end. I couldn't walk when I finished, but I did it - next year will be easier. My time? just under 3 hrs.
Monday We went to Saltspring for a family dinner at my Mom's. Ali and Tara were there. It was really nice and mellow. Home on the last ferry!
On Sat. I was heading down to Victoria to pick up the race package for the Royal Victoria Marathon - I was doing the half. When, horrors, in the middle of Duncan the car stopped, dead, center lane. My car is to heavy to push myself. It was awful. I frantically called BCAA, cars zipping around me - excepts for the idiots who ignored my 4ways and sat behind me, waiting for me to go, sigh. Finally two rather sketchy people (teach me to judge) pushed me off to the side. The tow truck came, I caught the bus to Vic. and picked up the info. Drama!
Sat. evening was at my sister's, Darrell joined me! Took me out to dinner.
Sun morning up eaaarrrrrly! The race started at 7:30. Darrell watched me start! The half is 21 km. I was planning to run 7, then walk, occasionally run the rest. The running room training that I've been doing in run 10 min. walk 1. It works great! Anyways, I kept saying 10 more minutes, I can run 10 more minutes..... I managed to do that for 16 km! For the next km, 1 treid running for 4 min. - my body said no, so I walked for a bit. At the 17 km mark, I started running for 1 min, walking for 1 min. I managed to do that for the last 4 km to the end. I couldn't walk when I finished, but I did it - next year will be easier. My time? just under 3 hrs.
Monday We went to Saltspring for a family dinner at my Mom's. Ali and Tara were there. It was really nice and mellow. Home on the last ferry!