TUESDAY JANUARY 15, 2013
"Believe
that you can run farther or faster. Believe that you're young enough, old
enough, strong enough, and so on to accomplish everything you want to do. Don't
let worn-out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself."
-John Bingham, running speaker and writer
-John Bingham, running speaker and writer
I think that this quote by 'the Penquin', John Bingham is true for life. I sometimes let worn-out beliefs stop me. Like, 'Oh your too old for that' and I think maybe I am. But I still go on and try to do what I believe that I can do it and it turns out that I did do it!!!
I ran the Nookachamp Winter Runs 1/2 marathon Saturday. It was run in Mt. Vernon, WA.
This is why I like this run. There are Swans in the fields and Swans flying overhead while we are running. The logo on the t-shirt has a Swan flying in the middle of it.
The race started out with the temperature at 26 degrees. No wind and sunshine....
I started out with the plan to run 12 minutes and then walk 3 minutes. I did this pattern because it is easy to keep track of the times to run and walk. But I still goofed up a couple of times and had to run farther than the 12 minutes to get back in rhythm.
My time for the 1/2 marathon was 2 hours and 47 minutes which is 12 minutes and 48 seconds per mile. I ran my last mile in 11 minutes and 20 seconds. Not too mad for 80 years old.
I was next to last until mile 11 when I passed a male walking and then I passed two females who were walking and jogging and the last one I passed was at about 12.5 miles. It was a good run.
There was hot Chile and bananas, oranges and several kinds of bread. I thought that I would get a hot mocha but they had run out of coffee beans by the time I finished. Bummer, Bummer.
I got first place in the 80 and up category. I was the only one.!!!!
Total miles for January 7-13, 2013
Monday 12.47 miles
Saturday 13.1
Saturday 13.1
Total 25.57
Total for 2013 37.57
FINIS
Its easy to be first if you are the only one!
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Laura