Race Day
The day started with my alarm going off at 6:00am. I jumped at the sound of it, forgetting why I had set it. Then I remembered - it’s race day. We ate, changed and headed out the door. As we were walking towards the start we could hear O Canada being played. Got to the start line just as they were doing the 10 second countdown. Perfect timing.
Race conditions were great at the start, overcast and 10C. Then the rain started, which resulted in some major blisters. We seemed to breeze through the first 7km. Didn’t really start to feel any pain until right before Prospect Point (the only hill on the course and it’s a long & windy one). But with some words of encouragement from Matt I made it to the top without stopping. The race was all downhill from that point - literally.
The crowd cheering runners on during the last stretch of the run gave me the extra boost I needed to make it to the finish line.
As expected there was no 2hr finish time for us today at the BMO Half Marathon. But despite the lack of training we managed to pull off a 2:23:50 which is not our best time but not our worst time either. And most importantly we finished strong and with smiles on our faces.
We are now looking for a 5km or 10km run to do between now and the time we leave for Calgary. Once there we will find the next half marathon challenge!
Time now for a much deserved lunch at the Irish Heather!
H
