Lessons Learned
Now that school is out, I finally have some time to catch up. On May 24th I ran the Alpine Half Marathon. A few Saturdays before the Half, I hurt my ankle during a run. I had a swollen tendon and it was really sore. I was nervous to run the race, fearing further injury. But I said a prayer. I thanked Him for my body and for the amazing things that our bodies can do. And then I asked that my body could be free of injury. I was seriously blessed that day. Not only did I remain free of injury, but that is probably the best that I have felt while running 13.1 miles. This race was different than any other race that I've run (besides the fact that the beginning only had 2 porta potties). This was the first time that I've seen pacing runners. Several different runners held up a sign showing their running pace and their finish time. And they carried the sign for the entire run! It was quite the visual to see your goal ahead of you, behind yo...