My time - http://results.cellcomgreenbaymarathon.com/index.php?year=2011&disp=finalsplits&bib=1313
Completed the Cellcom Marathon!!! I was so happy and stoked to complete it, except the only downfall is, I honestly feel I didn't do as great as I should have. I completed it in 05:56:48 with a pace of 13:31, ughhhh.....I know I should be proud of myself and I really am, but deep down inside, I don't feel satisfied with my time and I dont feel it's good enough. Maybe I'm just being hard on myself because I expected more....hmmmm
The run was great though. I woke up at 4:45am, sat in the tub with warm/hot water to loosen up my muscles, ate breakfast and stretched. The weather was really windy and chilly and it sure wasn't the best weather condition to run in, but oh well. I felt amped and really good during the first half of the run, but once I hit mile 15-16, my right knee and both my thighs started giving out. I couldn't understand why, because on all my long distance practice runs, I felt great. The pain was intense and felt like a throbbing stabbing pain, so I had to walk a lot of the second half and I was so disappointed. At around miles 20-24, the thought of giving up crossed my mind a couple of times because the leg pain kept getting worse and stretching and walking weren't helping either. I did my best to mentally block out the pain and kept pushing through. Also remembering and telling myself why I'm running the full marathon in the first place helped as well. It was also quite amazing watching the bigger, heavier runners pass me up, LOL. They're fricken machines!
Right when I got to the De Pere bridge, this very nice old lady named Gail was chatting with me. She was from Miami, FL and was running for a little girl that was diagnose with cancer. I thought that was very nice and sweet of her to fly all the way to Green Bay, with the terrible weather and run for a great cause. I love meeting people like her that are making a cause and difference to someones life. It makes Life so much more worth it when there's a reason behind it all. There was one thing Gail told me that I'll remember and she said "Don't compare yourself to the runner in front of you, but compare yourself to the person sitting on the couch."...haha, I thought that was very interesting.
So, they say mile 20 is called "The Wall"...hahaha, I could honestly see why. Most of the runners around me were either in as much pain as I was or were gassing, but they all kept trucking! I wasn't fatigued at all, neither was I gassed. Just my legs were jello and throbbing in pain.
I finally made it to Lambeau Field and I could see and feel the finish line. Running the tunnel and into Lambeau field was really cool and Lambeau field looks so much bigger when you're down on the field. After passing around the whole field, I sprinted as fast as I could to the finish line and all I felt was relief and accomplishment. After that, I was looking for the beer tent, so I could slam a beer. I don't drink beer at all, but I sure as hell deserved one, except I couldn't find the tent. But I did find the massage tent and got me a massage. That felt so good and if I had money on me, I would've tipped her. LOL
This was the most intense pain I put my body (mainly legs) through and it was way well worth it! I had a blast running it and I can't wait to do it again for The Cellcom 2012! Except next time, I'm killing my 2011 time!
The run was great though. I woke up at 4:45am, sat in the tub with warm/hot water to loosen up my muscles, ate breakfast and stretched. The weather was really windy and chilly and it sure wasn't the best weather condition to run in, but oh well. I felt amped and really good during the first half of the run, but once I hit mile 15-16, my right knee and both my thighs started giving out. I couldn't understand why, because on all my long distance practice runs, I felt great. The pain was intense and felt like a throbbing stabbing pain, so I had to walk a lot of the second half and I was so disappointed. At around miles 20-24, the thought of giving up crossed my mind a couple of times because the leg pain kept getting worse and stretching and walking weren't helping either. I did my best to mentally block out the pain and kept pushing through. Also remembering and telling myself why I'm running the full marathon in the first place helped as well. It was also quite amazing watching the bigger, heavier runners pass me up, LOL. They're fricken machines!
Right when I got to the De Pere bridge, this very nice old lady named Gail was chatting with me. She was from Miami, FL and was running for a little girl that was diagnose with cancer. I thought that was very nice and sweet of her to fly all the way to Green Bay, with the terrible weather and run for a great cause. I love meeting people like her that are making a cause and difference to someones life. It makes Life so much more worth it when there's a reason behind it all. There was one thing Gail told me that I'll remember and she said "Don't compare yourself to the runner in front of you, but compare yourself to the person sitting on the couch."...haha, I thought that was very interesting.So, they say mile 20 is called "The Wall"...hahaha, I could honestly see why. Most of the runners around me were either in as much pain as I was or were gassing, but they all kept trucking! I wasn't fatigued at all, neither was I gassed. Just my legs were jello and throbbing in pain.
I finally made it to Lambeau Field and I could see and feel the finish line. Running the tunnel and into Lambeau field was really cool and Lambeau field looks so much bigger when you're down on the field. After passing around the whole field, I sprinted as fast as I could to the finish line and all I felt was relief and accomplishment. After that, I was looking for the beer tent, so I could slam a beer. I don't drink beer at all, but I sure as hell deserved one, except I couldn't find the tent. But I did find the massage tent and got me a massage. That felt so good and if I had money on me, I would've tipped her. LOLMy sister Jamie, Ann, Ken and Makayla were at the finish line to pick me up. Thank god for them because my legs were shot.
This was the most intense pain I put my body (mainly legs) through and it was way well worth it! I had a blast running it and I can't wait to do it again for The Cellcom 2012! Except next time, I'm killing my 2011 time!
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