table for 8: Evansville Half Marathon

10.10.10 was the Evansville Half Marathon. This is my first half for my 12 in 12 goal. I was really hoping to PR (personal record) at the race, and I did! My time was 1:46:35 which is a 8:09 pace. 2004 I did a 1:47:25 then I started having babies and ran all my other half's with a baby in my belly. So this was my first half since 2004 that I could really push myself!!!! And boy did it feel AWESOME!!!!!

I really thought I was going to get closer to 1:43 but about mile 8 I really had to slow down. Here are my split time.

1-7:20

2- 7:48:99

3-7:41:24

4-7:58:74

5-8:10:47

6-8:15:76

7-8:06:49

8-8:26:98

9-8:28:04

10-8:22L58

11-8:36:51

12-8:20:17

13.1-9:02:99

I really hope that I can start training on the road more. It's just so hard because I workout with the kids in the kids club at the gym. I can leave and run on the road but it's nice being right there just in case they need me!

My recovery from this race has SUCKED!!!!!!!!!!! I don't remember ever feeling this way after a race, not even after my full marathon. I don't know if it's because I pushed myself to its limit or if it's because I do most of my running on a treadmill (%80 of the time)! It didn't hit me until Monday morning! I literally had to crawl up and down my stairs for almost 48 hours. The kids bedrooms are upstairs so getting them to their beds for naps was very interesting. I wish I would have video taped it. Just try your hardest to picture me crawling up the stairs with Reed in my arms!!! Not a pretty picture!!!!!

Race #1 is done, 11 to go!!!!!!!!!

My mom and I before the race