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Despite all that, I was still mentally on point. Mile 8 saw another first for me- a port a potty stop. I pretty much walked the entire mile taking deep, slow breathes. Maybe it was a delayed reaction from the fall or just my stupid stomach but mile 7 started with my stomach cramping in a very bad way. There’s a first time for everything right? Thanks to some helpful runners I was back on my feet quickly and running on. As clumsy as I am on a daily basis, I had never fallen while running before. I was beginning to entertain thoughts of a new PR. Even though I had felt sick prior to race start, I felt great for the first 5 miles. The race fell in the middle of all my stomach issues so I knew breaking 2:00 was unlikely but I felt strong and ready to go. Not sure if you can tell by my smirk/smile but I was very irritated with myself post race.Ģ015 rolled around and I was able to train with a custom McMillan training plan. I finished the race in 2:10:32 which wasn’t bad but I felt like my legs had more in them, I just couldn’t stop the mind games. It wasn’t my fitness level, it wasn’t the hills it was all in my head. I was excited on race morning but mentally I just wasn’t there. It was also my first ambassadorship so I was super stoked on that. In 2014 I was looking forward to running a race that I had been trying to run for years but never made it happen. That said, I feel like I have unfinished business with the SLO half.
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How do I share a goal but stay true to my year of being goal free? Well, I am still goal free. I’ve spent some time thinking about it for the last week. The first one was dropped last week- to share our resolutions/ goals for the 2016 race. As with most ambassadorships, it comes with some challenges along the way. Which is freakin’ awesome and I am looking forward to not only the race but all the awesome runners I get to see again.
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Last post I shared that I was lucky enough to be offered the chance to be an Ambassador for the SLO Marathon again.