Half Marathon!!

I ran the Dallas Half!  Well, unlike last year, I did not jog the whole race.  I probably walked a total of two miles & jogged the rest.  As I learned & reported in my last blog, I can go great distances if I take breaks to walk!!  I ran the half with my sister, again.  I think it was a tough race for both of us since we hadn't been training too intensely but we found ways to stay motivated along the way.  They changed the race trail so the first few miles of the race is now through West Dallas.  There were people & businesses out that we haven't seen in the past.  Several of the businesses had people out waving at us, cheering for us, playing music, etc. which was nice because it kept my mind off of the running!  Also, the weather was perfect race weather.  I figured, if I could do this last year with the wind, rain & cold, then surely I can do it on a beautiful warm day!  I took lots of photos during the race:

Funny shirts!

 Barefoot skirted running guy.

 Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge.

Sister running Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge.

Bebe girl checking out my sister's medal.

Me!


In less-happy news, the cold has now arrived.  I will try to take advantage of nice days and try to squeeze in serious mileage if the temperature is above 50 or so, but I expect most of my cardio for the next month or two to come from cycling or walking indoors.  I much prefer running outside, but I can't let the cold weather be my excuse to be lazy :-P

Week 16:

• 4.3 miles walking
• 13.6 running!!!!! 
• 1 hour 35 minutes of strength training
• NEW: 50 minutes of cycling

Week 17:

• 5.4 miles walking 
• 1 hours 55 minutes of strength training
• 50 minutes of cycling