So, yesterday I did another half - the Slacker - and it was an absolutely gorgeous course. I was able to beat my personal best yet again, and am thrilled that I was able to do so. I actually used runkeeper this time, and it tracks your pace over every mile, and I was doing great, but miles 11 and 12 were slow miles. The last bit of mile 12 to the finish line I kicked my ass into high gear and was able to get back down to my "normal" pace for that race.
I gotta say, with all the ones we've done and the pain that I had in my calves from Surfside, what is going on with my hips is entirely new. This race was almost entirely downhill, and as a result, when I ran, I dipped down into a lower stance to protect my knees and shins. Because of this modified stance over such a long period, my hips bore most of the work and they are bitching about it today. I am fine once I am up and moving around for a while, but the getting up is a bitch. My hips are on strike, and I hope they learn to deal with it over the next few days. The rest of me feels pretty great.
Another milestone on this race, I ran more than I walked!!! I am so happy of this accomplishment. Perhaps some future race will enable me to actually run the entire race instead of the back and forth that I am presently doing. All I can say is it is a huge step in the right direction for me, and it felt great.
