I ran a half-marathon?!?!

Yesterday morning, I woke up at 5am, pretty tired and feeling like I could be sick at any moment. I ate a bagel and walked around with every nerve on edge. Yesterday was the day I ran my first half-marathon. For those who have known me for a while, you know this is probably one of the last things I would have ever considered doing, even a year ago. So, needless to say, this was a huge accomplishment for me.

Training for the half-marathon was a lot of work, but luckily I had a lot of extra time on my hands this semester, especially after my senior design expo was finished. But even with all that training and the countless miles I ran, the actual race was a lot harder than I expected. My only goal was to run the whole thing, which I managed, all 13.1 miles, and for that, I am happy, and very, very sore today.

This is my finisher's medal