And ran a half marathon! I know that this is a late post, but better late than never. I have a bunch of pictures I wanted to post from our Boston trip but for some reason, this is the only picture blogger will let me post...so I have put off posted until I got it figured out, but I didn't. These are our friends in NYC that we ran with.
This race was the hardest thing I have ever done physically, I really didn't think I would finish. It was really hot, and it was humid, and the race didn't start until 8:00 am. I saw people passing out around me, saw a few people on stretchers and hoped that I wouldn't be one of them. I started getting dizzy and blacking out a few times during the race, so I'd slow down during those times. When I came up the final hill and started on the downhill I thought I was almost to the finish line, but it was further than I thought. Scott saw me during this time while he was waiting for me to finish, and ran up to help me finish. He was trying to give me encouraging words, but all I was saying was, "I can't do this, I'm going to die..." He kept me going, and helped me get to the finish, even though I was getting mad at him for being so perky. When I finished I told him to hold me up because I really thought I was going to pass out. I have never been good with heat and get very overheated easily.
I thought that I would love running after training for a half marathon or that it would get easy at some point. All I can say is that I don't hate running as much as I used too, and it still has not gotten easy. I'm glad that we ran the race, and that I finished. I proved to myself that I can do something if I put my mind to it. Never before would I have ever thought that I could complete 13.1 miles.
We had a great trip to Boston! It was mine and Scott's first time going there, and I loved the area. I was surprised at how different Boston was from New York. It had a sort of small town feel, but it wasn't a really small town. It was very calm, and relaxing being there. We went to a Red Sox game one night when we were there. Scott and I weren't planning on going because it was sort of expensive. Walking with our friends to Fenway Park, we decided that we wanted to go, and bought some tickets someone was selling. It was fun to experience a Red Sox game. We also went to some really good restaurants, and just had an overall good time with our friends. It was nice to get a break from the city for the weekend.
Tonight I'll be heading to Utah and I couldn't be any more excited! Scott has been there since Wednesday so it has been very hard for me to go to work these past 2 days. Looking forward to going home, but now looking forward to the long flight... and dealing with JFK. I am hoping that my experience is not like Scott's. He sat on the runway for an hour waiting to take off, multiple babies were screaming, and a little kid was kicking his seat the entire time:( I hope I can just read, sleep, and have an enjoyable flight. See you soon family and friends!
