Rock N Roll Half Marathon

I recently participated in my first marathon (1/2!!!) and here is my timeline. I stayed at The Georgetown Suites (http://www.georgetownsuites.com/) at the rate of $129/nt all thanks to Travelzoo (http://www.travelzoo.com/), the best place to get hotel deals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I would recommend this hotel as it is right in Georgetown and Metro accessible (closest stations are Foggy Bottom & Rosslyn). But back to the 1/2 marathon.


The weatherman said it was going to rain that day so I had two outfits:

#1

 

 

#2

 

 

Can anyone say Superman/Spiderman!!!! Definitely not intentional.

 

 

No onto the race. Everything started out well and good up until Mile 4. I started to feel my left foot tighten a little, then at the next mile it was the right. Towards Mile 8 it was my lower legs and just went up from there until the end of the race. I have to say I am proud of myself as this was my first marathon. My finishing time was 3:21:00.

 

 

Now after this experience I know I am a me, myself and I runner. Encouragement from the crowd is great but at a certain point it can be a little overwhelming and too much. I also realize that races bring the freak out of people. You had a guy dressed up as an Incredible, a guy riding a bike with a camera attached to it and many more!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

This one is dedicated to them:

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is some photo fails, the medal and my shoe game used to complete the mission:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting back on the Metro was also a mission as there were 3 events in the same area (ShamRockFest, DC Fitness Expo, and The Marathon), take a look:

 

 

 

Now on to my next mission: The Marine Corps Marathon (http://www.marinemarathon.com/) on October 27th!!!!

 

 

P.S: Here is a link to the training plan used :

 

community.active.com/servlet/.../halfMarathonTraining.xls