Curvie Girlie The Diary: Mind Playin' Tricks on Me

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Once upon a time there was a little funny chubby hunny bunny who liked to hop and play but didn't know exactly what her capabilities were. Chubby Bunny liked to run as fast as she could because she found, she was pretty good and it felt good, too. :) Chubby Bunny enjoyed fun races with a small amount of other bunnies who liked to do the same stuff she did. But she never tried to go very far.

One day Chubby Bunny signed up for a Half Marathon, which was like, 13.1 miles. Chubby Bunny thought that was a Long Way and she had never tried it before even though her bunny book told her she should be running that distance and even MORE in training. The night of the race Bunny stayed up because her friends were very loud and she couldn't sleep. She only slept 2 hours, then went to the Start Line......

Anyway, sorry I'm still on a runners's high or something.

13.1 miles in 1:41 something!!! YAY! :hurray:​

That's about 7:45 minute miles for 13 miles straight! AND I feel like a badass because:
-In the first miles I stopped at the Port-a-Potties and took a piss :D
-In mile 7 I was shocked that I kept getting fast and faster and passing people and it was easy for me, so I decided to SING Rick James Mary Jane.
-In Mile 8 I sang Give it to Me Baby by Rick James
-In mile 9 I did a heel-click (jumped up and touched my heels together on one side before I landed)
-In the last 4 miles I realized I was damn tired of running!!! :( But my legs kept going. I had to remember to straighten up and make sure I wasn't flipping my feet out or down, hard (the key to running is good form IMO, and I'm constantly making sure I'm not favoring one side, or anything)
-I was absolutely sick and tired of running in the last 2 miles, especially the last 1.1 miles, but when I reached the finish line I was SO HAPPY I DID 4 HEEL CLICKS, ALTERNATING, AS I PASSED THE FINISH LINE AND SACRIFICED A FEW SECONDS BECAUSE I WANTED TO ENTERTAIN PEOPLE AND I GOT THE ATTENTION OF THE ANNOUNCER WHO SAID MY NAME AND PLACE I'M FROM, YAY!!!!
-My body is fine. I went to Whole Foods and splurged on a salmon Ceasar salad, champagne (sparkling wine from Sonoma), Triple Cream cheese and Franchese bread :D

I DECIDED I'M GOING TO RUN A MARATHON SOMEDAY NEXT YEAR, AND NOT JUST ANY MARATHON, BUT THE WORLD RENOWNED BIG SUR MARATHON THAT PEOPLE RUN AND NEVER RUN AGAIN......HELL AND BACK, 26.2 MILES!​
 
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Holy shit, and congrats!! I'm sure you don't need me telling you (since you already know) but you rock! Best of luck for the Big Sur Marathon next year, you are a far braver woman than me.
Glad you had a good time, got a good time, and enjoy your Champagne!!
 
Way to go, Bunny! :cheers2: This must be so much better then you expected. Too bad you didn't take my advice and get some sleep. Maybe then you'd be under two hours. :D Just goes to show you what I don't know.

Congrats, again. :cheers2:
 
Valerie, you are badass!!!

Glad you had a good run. You know, this just reinforces my decision to ride a century next year. If you can run like that, then dammit I can do 100 miles on a bike!

BTW, really enjoyed yoga with my Hunny bunny... I'll post when I have time!
 
Great run.... and you are a BADASS!! Also, I think you could write a childrens book with the fable you were telling above :D Hope the rest of your weekend was as phenominal!!
 
I understand what you mean by excessive college reading... I've gained 15 lbs ever since the fall semestered started... Stress is crazy!
 
Curvy you have a lot to be proud of. That is a ridiculously fast time and you are truly blessed to have natural running talent. I say you go for Boston w/that time...it's a hard marathon to get in to but if you can already run that fast and hold that pace for 13.1 I'm sure you can kick the shit out of a full marathon. Way to go...I'm seriously impressed.

My time pales in comparison but I had a blast doing the run :) I finished in 2:34.
 
I am impressed and now more motivated than ever. I would also like to chat with you offline about your friend Chris. I may have some insight.
 
Congrats! My idea of a good marathon idea is the Disney one because I might have to be at the Happiest Place on Earth to run 26 miles... haha! Big Sur is quite a challenge. Jeff has flown hanggliders off of BS and the pics are incredible. Best of luck for that one:)
 
What???? You are one fast bunny! Thats incredible for your first half marathon.

When I crossed the finish line yesterday, the clock was at 3:59!! LOL I got in just under the 4hr mark.

I walked the whole thing, that's the best I could do.

You really are a gifted runner. People train for years to get that fast! Way to go!
 
Congrats congrats my dear :coolgleamA: I knew you could do it. We always underestimate our capabilities. I'm very happy for you and your time. Your amazing and I'm glad to know you and get motivated by your accomplishments. Bravo ;)

-Sam
 
Thank you, all very much

I love this forum. I have received more congratulatory remarks on here than in real life, I think! ;)

So I checked out the website and here are the stats:

Distance HALF MAR
Clock Time 1:43:48
Chip Time 1:41:42
Gender Place 138 / 5375
Age Grade 64.7%
Placeoall 791 (out of 9,563)
Placediv 23 (out of 915!)
Pace 7:46
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I'm AMAZED that I made 23rd place in my division my first time! Fuck you, asthma!!! :D Wow wow wow! Thanks again for sharing my joy :grouphug: This meant A LOT to me, it really and truly was an important thing in my life. :hug2:
 
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