5 years ago today, I ran my first marathon at the DC Marathon. That was definitely one of the best days of my life. I would have never thought that 5 years later I would be training for my first IM. It is such an incredible experience that during this training, I feel like I was when training for the DC marathon. Every workout is a new and different sensation.
Today I ran the Wirefly 1/2 marathon through the streets of DC. I kept it easy in Zone 2, running between 9 and 9:30's for most of the race but then I got to mile 11 and saw my time and realized if I picked it up a little, i would get under 2 hours. So, I cranked it up for the last 2 and squeaked under 2 hours by about 6 seconds. Nothing like cutting it close. My favorite part was the last mile in which we were running on East Capitol street under the overpasses for 295. Under each bridge it became so quiet like there was no one else around. It was a cool feeling like running in a vacuum in which it was so effortless. My cadence was high, my breathing was calm and I was moving. It was very surreal.
3 months to go to IM..........but first, 1 week until I get married!! : )
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