My birthday started at 6:00 a.m. Nina dropped me off behind the Carlsbad Inn and I set out for the big one. The half marathon distance (13.1 miles). I had never run that far before. 10.5 was my longest to date. Just over 1:45 later Nina picked me up in the same parking lot. I actually did it. And I did it the way I wanted to. I always said that as I added length to my runs I wanted to run at a pace I thought was reputable. I'm pumped to have averaged 7:59/mile for this run. Under 8 minutes! And don't think this was some easy path. This was 13 miles on the hilly PCH. If you told me 1 year ago on my last birthday that in a year I would lose 80 lbs. and run 249.98 miles (my total to date) including a 13 miler, I probably would have rolled my eyes and eaten another piece of pizza. This felt so good. And while the motivation of being in shape is a big one, the reason I push so hard is the two girls you see on this website below - Nina and Maddy. They're the reason I keep going. Below you can see my Nike+ stats as well as a video of me ending the run.
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