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Woodlawn Cemetery III - Toledo, OH

Woodlawn Cemetery II - Toledo, OH

Woodlawn Cemetery I - Toledo, OH

Glass City Half Marathon

I ran the Glass City Half Marathon Sunday in Toledo, Ohio.

Before starting the race, I met up with Jen and Emily N., who are also Oiselle athletes, and we had a few photos taken.

It was cool, but sunny for the start. The beginning of the race went well. I was hitting the mile markers like I wanted to. After passing the 10K mark, my race started to fall apart.  

It was like I hit a brick wall. All of my energy was gone and my legs got heavy. All I kept thinking was keep going and put one foot in front of the other. Another thought that popped into my head was that the reason all of my energy was gone and my legs were heavy, is because I am carrying some extra weight.

When I ran my half marathon PR in 2011 (1:55:18), I weighed a little less then now. My next half marathon is at the end of May. I don't want to have the same feeling today then. Also, that half marathon has more hills. Those hills take work to get up.

Running towards mile 13, Jen, who finished the half marathon in fifth place, was standing on the side cheering for me. It was easy to spot her in her bright yellow Oiselle sweatshirt. I ran into the Glass Bowl on the University of Toledo campus and finished the half in 2:09:34. Definitely not my best half marathon. Once I stopped running, my left foot hurt. As I'm typing this now, the pain has gone away. But I didn't notice it while running.

I met Jen, Emily N. and Emily B. at the post race party. It was nice to see them and congratulate them on their races.

I'll keep running everyday, but I need to eat better as well. If I can do them both, I'm sure my times will drop again.

Lights Before Christmas IV - Toledo, OH

Lights Before Christmas III - Toledo, OH