I did it! I ran the TOU Half Marathon in my V5Fs - or VFFs! Apparently it was so inspiring that Jeri Dawn just had to get a pair! Not really (inspiring), but really (Jeri Dawn did get a pair, as well as her walking partner and her two boys.) Over all the race went well, I achieved my goals - completing the half in VFFs and beating last year's time of 1:30:03. My final time was 1:25:37 (6:32 per mile), a 4:26 improvement!
My mom and brother (Travis) ran it again and my dad and sister (Jenni) ran it as well!
I could analyze a few things, but mostly I need to get better at running with better form while almost barefoot - my heels would land, then the balls of my feet would slap the ground pretty hard. It's not so bad for 8 miles or so, but more than that and the next few days can be a little painful! Last Saturday, on my long run, I tried to keep my heels off the ground. This helped to significantly reduce the foot slap, but my calves have never been so tight in my life - YAAWEE!
I have noticed a problem with my recent marathon training, though; the last two Saturday runs have left some part of my running muscles quite spent. This isn't good considering the TOU Marathon is in just 11 days! Hopefully I can fully recover from the long runs and achieve my current greatest running goal:BQ
3 comments:
I hope you can reach your BQ! You are an inspiring runner. I want to be more like you as I grow older... better form, better time, etc. Does that mean that I just said I would continue to run???
what is your goal AFTER you qualify???
I am glad that mom and Trav both talked about the BQ. I did not know what it stood for. I think when you qualify you should plan on going and I am coming too. I think you need a huge cheering section.
You are so inspiring. I'm thankful for all of your support. You are amazing!
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