Believe to Achieve

Totally on pace until mile 22.  Walked x 3 before that.  Became really hot. Could not get heart rate down.  Highest before stopping to walk after mile 22 - 8 more times 187!!    So bummed I could not get it together.  Came in at half 1:51:59. Pace band said to be there at 1:52.   But I dropped my salt tabs after I took two at mile 15 and I kind of panicked that I didn't have that.  I had no cramping. No pains. My knee was taped and it felt amazing. I felt strong the entire time until mile 19.5.  I fumbled to find my last gel. I took only a banana before the race bc I accidentally slept through my alarm or it didn't go off.  I was supposed to meet up with pacers at 330 am. And I got up at 332 am.  I was so upset and I forgot to get any food.  So got only a banana at the start.  I slept really poorly before that.  So I guess I needed that.  Amber did so amazing ! 4:15:35.  I really thought she would crash bc she only ran one 18 miler three weeks before.  I was super proud of her !  We met each other at the start.  Took a pic. Stood in line at potties. I took a pace group pic. And time flew.  I had two potty stops first half. Mile 9 and mile 13.   A min for second one. 30 seconds first. I really love this course. Just gotta figure out how to be happy at that finish and not have my heart rate freak.  Troy brooke David Kyle Courtney and Evangeline were cheering us at mile 22 !  Ice cold cloths. So refreshing !  But I was dead.  A reminder of last year ! 

SPLITS:

8:27

8:14

8:17

8:20

8:19

8:19

8:25

8:53

9:29

8:12

8:16

8:46

8:58

8:06

8:16

8:24

8:22

8:19

8:20

8:43 walked x 1

8:41

9:22, family :D  ice cold wash cloths    walked x 2

9:36  walked x 1

10:27 walked x 4

9:40   walked x 1 

9:56 walked x 1

9:54 for last 0.29  walked x 1

4 mile run 934 avg with friend Brooke and five of her ten kids. Mostly with Annie. Then a second lap with Brooke.  Mainly testing out knee.  
 

Expo fill race bags for 3 hours and 20 min.  Pick up crib mattress then activity days.  Slept poorly tonight.  Work in am 

Work 

To cedar hills.  Walked last two of the 8 miler.  So only ran 6.1.  Right  Knee gave out.  And I tried several times to run on it the last two miles.  Walked last 1.9 in 13:23 avg.  first part 8:59 avg.  kind of bummed.  Inner medial knee  started meloxicam tues after run  

5 vasa gym

surpised to see jane and summer there like old days

839 avg started at 913 pace ended last 0.05 miles at 644

went up every 0.63 miles and 0.37 miles til 4 miles then up every 0.25 miles.  

work very busy again