San Jose Rock and Roll, part 2

This race was different for me too.

Since our last half in June, April and I had talked about a goal of finishing under 2 hours. 1:59:59 would be ok with us! I was totally on board for this and was amped up for the training it would take. Then life happened...

Work got very busy, the kids kept me very busy, home life kept me very busy, we traveled A LOT this summer, I was finding it very hard to find time to run. I could usually squeeze in one or two runs during the week and one longer run on the weekend.

And my runs were not good. Craptastic actually. I was getting very discouraged. And, somewhere during one of my horrible runs, I realized I wasn't going to finish in under two hours. And I got a little depressed.

A few weeks before the race, April and I ran a 9 miler. We talked. I told her my frustration and she convinced me to take the pressure off of myself and just go out and run the race, at my pace and, if nothing else, have fun.

And that is just what I did.

I lost April pretty much right after we crossed the start line. Lost Becky right around mile 3. But I was ok with running this race by myself. The course was great, it wound through areas of San Jose I have never been too, and through areas that brought back so many memories (my old Junior High!).

I finished the race in 2 hours, 13 minutes and 23 seconds. Not under 2 hours, but I don't think the smile left my face until I went to bed that night. I had so much fun, was so proud of myself for finished my 3rd half marathon in less than a year and crossed that finish line feeling no pressure and looking forward to my next race.