Week 22, Completing a Half Marathon
Several months ago, I decided it would be a great accomplishment to complete a half-marathon. Why? I really haven't figured that out -- but I will say there is a great sense of accomplishment having now finished one -- the Fontana Days Half-Marathon on Saturday, June 4 th . The training was tedious. I've been waking up early and running on my own on weekdays since January and doing long runs with April every Saturday. Some of these training runs were great fun. We ran for miles by the orange groves and beautiful homes along Victoria Avenue in Riverside with Sarah and her friend, Jessica. A few times we ran with Heidi from her house through the hiking trails to Lake Perris and then across the top of the dam watching the birds, fishermen and water skiers as we did. We were all looking forward to the run on one hand, but, I have to admit, I was pretty scared. There was a posted minimum pace to keep and I wasn't sure I was up to maintaining it for 13.1 miles. But, hey, if I d...