Thirteen Point One!

I went for a run yesterday evening, determined to not only burn off those McDonald’s french fries (delicious little golden-fried temptresses), but to reach 10 miles.  I don’t know what magically came together to give me a good run, but I felt strong.  I love runs like that, the few and far between runs when I feel good, nothing hurts, and I have energy to burn.

As I neared 10 miles, I started thinking about pushing for 11.  When I hit that and still felt good, I went for 12.  When I hit 12, I was too damn close to that magical 13.1 number, the half-marathon number, to stop!  So I kept going.

My quadriceps groaned and complained the last 2 miles, but I just kept thinking that I had come too far not to go for it.  Hey, otherwise I had to start all over again at mile 1, so why not just keep going from mile 12?  Logical, no?

When Runkeeper announced I had reached 13 miles, I dug my phone out of my arm band so I could count down and watch the distance turn to 13.1.  Just for kicks, I let it turn to 13.2, then finally slowed to a walk for my cool-down.

Yesssss!  I have been trying since May 2014, when I first took up running again, to reach 13.1 miles. I got sooooo close last summer: I hit 12 miles sometime during the summer.  Then I slacked off, stopped running, and gained a ton of weight.  I started running again in June of this year, when I made the commitment to lose this weight once and for all.

I still can hardly believe I finally reached the half-marathon distance.  The first thing I did this morning was shop online for one of those coveted 13.1 stickers for my car!  I still intend to run a formal half marathon, but Runkeeper proves that I am officially a half-marathoner now, so I want my sticker.  I will get the bling (the medal) in a few months when I run a local half marathon.  I just need to stay consistent so I can be sure to get that medal too!

Author: Sweat & Sparkle

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