Well Since I've ran 11 miles, a lot has happened!
I had a nice Thanksgiving Break with my family. The time flew by. It's hard to recharge fully when you are traveling, but I enjoyed the sleep none the less. During Thanksgiving break I managed to get in my normal running routine! 6 miles that Saturday 3 miles Monday, 5 miles Wednesday and then I did another 3 miles Saturday, although I should have done it on Thursday or Friday.
The Sunday before we went back to school, Rachel and I took on 12 miles. I didn't feel as strong as I did when we ran 10 and 11 miles, but it had been 2 weeks since we had done anything more than 6, and I definitely could have consumed more water that day. I was excited about the next weekend when I would actually have adrenaline pumping and a medal at the end!
The weather was beautiful on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. I even think Wednesday was alright. Thursday (yesterday) got chilly really quickly. We had indoor recess because it was 30 degrees. I knew that we were facing sleet, but I didn't think it would be enough to close down school, or enough to affect my 1/2 marathon on Sunday...
Well here we are on Friday, and I have been cooped up in my apartment all day because school was cancelled. The kids were jumping for joy I'm sure, whereas I would rather have my bad weather make-up day off in place of a snow day. Rachel and I had planned to take the Dart down to the convention center to pick up our Race packets.
My plans of picking up the packets diminished when I learned that the DART rails were closed, and the Expo was postponed... That quickly turned to the Dallas Marathon canceling.
When I got the call from my mom, and then saw the e-mail, my heart just sank into my stomach. I have put 3 months into this event. I was going to take on 13.1 miles, get a medal, take some pictures, and cross this off my bucket list. It won't be happening now. I feel bad for my friends that trained for the full marathon, because I know it is not an easy task!
I have been on a roller coaster of emotions... Really Really bummed out for the most part, then I get pissed off... who could have seen this coming?!?! But I did have a bout where I was grateful for the training because I am in awesome shape right now, and I know I could train for another half-marathon only this time I would be 10x stronger. There is a Rock and Roll Half-Marathon in March that sounds like a blast.
I'm still upset about it though... I was really looking forward to it... now my weekend is wide open.
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