On Sunday, I finished the Capital City Half Marathon! Two years prior....I was in labor! As usual it was definitely a mental and physical challenge. My goal was to finish around 1 hour and 55 minutes (8:49/mile)...and this is exactly what I finished in. It got a little warm at times, but I seemed to fair pretty well. Heath and Grayson met up with me around the 10 1/2 mile and ran with me until about mile 12. Typically I have a tough time around mile 10, so this was helpful for my support team to get me through the last bit. The last mile was pretty much all downhill...and I really pushed it at the end. When I was done with the race I was treated to a free 15 minute massage....it was fantastic! I even got 2 people working on me....stretching me and working the lactic acid out. I was also pleasantly suprised to see a few of the gals from the clinic who did the 5 miler. I was quite impressed that they got a group together to do this....something I've wanted to organize for awhile now.

I'm pretty sore all over today, but thats not such a bad thing. Now I need to start preparing for the triathlon and the next 1/2 marathon in Sunriver.