# 5 Run a Half Marathon

Okay, it has been WAY too long since I have blogged! I ran the Long Beach Half Marathon on October 11, 2009 and finished in 2:30:27! I was aiming for anything under 2:45, so I'm very pleased with myself. It was great that my dad ran with me. He definitely pushed me and kept me happy and laughing most of the time. Miles 1-7 I felt pretty good, but once I hit mile 8 I started getting really tired. Miles 8-10 were really rough for me, and I walked a lot more than I would have liked, but when I got past the 10 mile marker I realized that this was the farthest I had ever run (uhhh yeah... I was a slacker in my training) and I got a boost of energy from that. It was such a great feeling of accomplishment when I crossed the finish line, and I'm quite proud of myself :)

I recently decided I would like to do it again next year. We'll see if that current desire actually manifests itself into training and signing up, but as of now, that's the plan.

100 mile challenge

So I just realized today that I left my bikini hanging up in the bathroom of my last layover hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota, several days ago. This poses a bit of a problem. Yes, I own more than one swimming suit, but that one was my favorite! I came up with a solution in the form of a challenge. I am allowing myself to go find the perfect suit and purchase it, but only after I have run (run/walked) 100 miles. So I guess I had better start logging my miles! I'm thinking it might take me 2 months to get to this goal, but that would be awesome if I got there sooner!

Date ........ Milage ........ Total

May 30 ... 2.9 miles ... 2.9 miles
May 31 ..... 4 miles ..... 6.9 miles
June 1 ..... 1.5 miles .... 8.4 miles
June 2 .... 2.9 miles ... 11.3 miles
June 3 .... 3.1 miles ... 14.4 miles

June 5 ..... 4 miles ..... 18.4 miles

June 6 ..... 4 miles .... 22.4 miles
June 9 .... 3.1 miles ... 25.5 miles

June 10 ... 4.5 miles .... 30 miles
June 13 ..... 3 miles ..... 33 miles
June 16 ..... 5 miles ..... 38 miles
June 17 .. 2.9 miles .. 40.9 miles
June 21 ... 2.1 miles .... 43 miles

June 22 .... 5 miles ..... 48 miles
June 23 .... 2 miles ..... 50 miles
June 24 .... 3 miles ..... 53 miles
June 30 .... 4 miles ..... 57 miles
July 3 ...... 5 miles ...... 62 miles
July 4 ...... 3 miles ...... 65 miles
July 7 ...... 6 miles ...... 71 miles
July 12 ..... 4 miles ..... 75 miles
July 15 ..... 3 miles ..... 78 miles
July 21 ..... 3 miles ..... 81 miles
July 24 ... 3.5 miles ... 84.5 miles
July 26 ..... 7 miles .....91.5 miles
July 28 .... 4 miles .... 95.5 miles
Aug 1 .... 4.5 miles .... 100 miles