Atlanta
Oh my gosh I never knew that Atlanta was so hilly. The whole 13.1 miles felt uphill. Though I do remember a few downhills (that I am now thinking I took a bit too fast...my ankle has been hurting me) it seemed like they were way outnumbered by the ups. According to my gps the uphills did outnumber the downs - but not by nearly as much as it felt like.
Anyway, I got my best time!! Which was great. Especially considering how hard the race felt, the fact that I stopped three times to stretch, and that it was pretty disorganized. There were no corrals - so at the start you had 15000 full and half marathoners just cramming to get forward. So the first few miles were passing walkers and other people who shouldn't have really been ahead of me to start. And then I think I got a bit over-ambitious and passed a few too many.
I definitely did my first few miles a bit fast - especially considering the hills. I ended up walking a few hills towards the end, and yeah, it was just pretty miserable. It was hot and a couple times I was almost in tears thinking "Why am I doing this?" and "I can't believe I'm already signed up for Nike! What was I thinking!?"
And there were no mile markers for the half marathon. So, yeah. Definitely not the best race I've ever been to. I bet next year is much improved though! And we did get a cool medal, so all is good. :)
However, that ankle hurting me is not so good. I ran twice last week still in my old shoes - and I think it was a big mistake. I havent been able to run since last Thursday. I have been icing my ankle, and it seems to be getting better. Yesterday I went and got new shoes and even just the small bit running in the store was enough to make it painful to stand again. So that's no good.
I am really excited about my new shoes though - they feel much lighter than other shoes I've worn. They fit a little bit differently though, so we'll see if I like it once I'm back on the trail. Which will hopefully be soon!!!
Anyway, I got my best time!! Which was great. Especially considering how hard the race felt, the fact that I stopped three times to stretch, and that it was pretty disorganized. There were no corrals - so at the start you had 15000 full and half marathoners just cramming to get forward. So the first few miles were passing walkers and other people who shouldn't have really been ahead of me to start. And then I think I got a bit over-ambitious and passed a few too many.
I definitely did my first few miles a bit fast - especially considering the hills. I ended up walking a few hills towards the end, and yeah, it was just pretty miserable. It was hot and a couple times I was almost in tears thinking "Why am I doing this?" and "I can't believe I'm already signed up for Nike! What was I thinking!?"
And there were no mile markers for the half marathon. So, yeah. Definitely not the best race I've ever been to. I bet next year is much improved though! And we did get a cool medal, so all is good. :)
However, that ankle hurting me is not so good. I ran twice last week still in my old shoes - and I think it was a big mistake. I havent been able to run since last Thursday. I have been icing my ankle, and it seems to be getting better. Yesterday I went and got new shoes and even just the small bit running in the store was enough to make it painful to stand again. So that's no good.
I am really excited about my new shoes though - they feel much lighter than other shoes I've worn. They fit a little bit differently though, so we'll see if I like it once I'm back on the trail. Which will hopefully be soon!!!
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