Last October I was building up mileage for a race and started running on my lunch breaks at work. A few of my coworkers had run a few small races (5Ks, mud runs, etc) and we started talking about a half marathon. I put a little schedule together for them based on making RNR their goal race and told them they were welcome to join me at lunch anytime. We turned into quite a little running crew, and one of them started meeting me on weekends for long runs. One of my coworkers recruited a bunch of her friends to run it as well, and then I found out my sister in law had signed up. On Sunday morning, I lined up for my 13th half marathon with 8 women that were all ready to complete their first and it was so awesome. We ended up split into a couple of groups, but everyone crossed the finish line. It's probably the most relaxed race I've ever run, I just really enjoyed the scenery and had fun. I handed out high fives, thanked the volunteers and laughed at all of the posters. Some of my favorites included "Motivational Poster", "you can't quit, you're not the Pope", "Hey Girl, run away with me? (With a picture of Ryan Gosling)" and "run complete stranger, run!". The weather ended up being perfect (too cold standing at the start line) and we had a blast.
I will say that I've now run 3 half marathons since having the kiddo and I haven't focused in any way on my speed. After this one, I think I'm starting to get a little itchy for those old PR times. Thinking about working on my timing and finding a good race to run on my own so I can work back toward that 2 hour mark. Watch out!
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