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YIKES! Half Marathon in TWO days!

RunningWifeRunningWife member
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It just dawned on me that I'm running my first half marathon since before I was pregnant on Sunday.

This is the first time in probably about 6 years that I'm nervous about a run. I know I'll finish it, but I try and tell myself it doesn't matter how long it takes me; this is just to see where my base is at and to see what I need to work on for my next one in May...

But...I have to say it will be amazing to see DS in his stroller at the finish line; that will be a moment I won't forget!!

Guess I'll be resting up and eating lots of carbs the next couple of days! YUM!

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  • Tassie06Tassie06 member

    girl, you crazy! 

    GL though!

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  • bethanylangbethanylang member
    Yay!  Good luck to you!  I ran my first half since becoming a mommy 2 weeks ago and it was amazing!  It rained the entire time & my finishing time was 1:59, by no means a PR.  But to see DH wearing DD under a big umbrella at the finish line cheering my on was PRICELESS.  Just enjoy the run! 
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  • aabreu32aabreu32

    Good Luck!

    I need to get back out there - I realized last month that my last race was 1 year ago - when the half marathon I ran in NYC in January came and went.

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  • argonneargonne member

    Good luck!

    FYI...carb loading for endurance events is a myth.  It's better to eat some lean proteins with complex carbs.  All carb loading does is boost the glycogen stores in your muscles.  Those glycogen stores usually deplete within 20-30 minutes of exercise.

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  • BLONDRAVYN124BLONDRAVYN124 member
    Good Luck!! Let us know how ya do. SO is the runner in our family,and I am always happily out there supporting him.
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  • Norcal_chickNorcal_chick
    YOU ROCK! That's awesome. Good luck... I am sure you will do an amazing job. Just keep thinking of your LO at that finish line! Great motivation!
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  • RunningWifeRunningWife member
    imageargonne:

    Good luck!

    FYI...carb loading for endurance events is a myth.  It's better to eat some lean proteins with complex carbs.  All carb loading does is boost the glycogen stores in your muscles.  Those glycogen stores usually deplete within 20-30 minutes of exercise.

    Yeah...I know that. I have never carb-loaded; all it will do is make you feel heavy and can cause GI distress.

    I just eat normally (maybe a bit more) and drink tons of water. I gel during the race. Take half a gel just before the 1 hr mark and finish it at about the 16-17km mark (of the 21.1km race).

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  • bethanylangbethanylang member

    So I just thought of some of the signs that made me laugh along the way so I thought I'd share for some motivation.

    "you're not slow, you're enjoying the course"

    "relax, you're not going to win"

    "this parade sucks"  (held up by a little kid, too cute)

    "graveyard ahead, look alive"

    "chuck norris never ran a marathon, therefore RunningWife > chuck norris"

    "if you were Kenyan, you'd be finished by now"

    "toenails are overrated"

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