So I clearly suck at blogging.
Anyways, since my last post, I've completed 3 10ks, 1 10-miler, and a half-marathon.
I will say this. At times, I wasn't sure I could do it. Yesterday's half-marathon was horrible. I honest-to-God wanted to quit at mile 11. The weather was perfect, but walking is sooooo much harder than running. And the bridge. THE BRIDGE.
Oh, yeah - I did the Texas Bridge series - 2 10ks and 1 half-marathon over crazy high bridges.
I'm hoping that my horrible experience was due to the following things. (1) The damn bridge, (2) the stress from my dog almost dying this week, spending $3k and almost every day at the vet's office - which is 25 miles away, (3) the stress of maintaining a certain pace by mile 8 so that I could cross over the bridge and finish, and (4) it was such a boring route - no one cheering except at water stations.
I know also it was hard because of the excess weight. Even though I've lost 60lb this year, I still have a long way to go before getting back to what I was when I finished half-marathons relatively easy.
I have one more half-marathon that I'm signed up for - Houston. After that, I think it's time to stop training for a race and focusing on losing weight, my running form, and my cardio health. Seriously, walking this one just totally fucked with my mind.
And I think I'll stick to flat courses.
Will I ever do half-marathon again? Not as a walker. Maybe if I run again and can get to a 13-minute pace.
