I went into my run today with one thing in my mind, FINISH. That's really all that mattered, I just wanted to finish the race. With the PAN5CAN project going on, I've been doing a ton of running, so it's been tough to really care about the time, I just wanted to finish.
Today was bit different though. After 13.1 miles (Half Marathon) I realized that I had run faster than all but 2 half marathons that I'd done in the past. Not half marathons as part of full marathons, but half marathons where I stopped after 13.1. Looking at my watch, I thought today might be something special.
The last couple weeks have been tough, as I've said with Elissa's grandma passing away, and just a lot of things going on, family coming in, a few tough days of work, etc. I was a little worried about today.
After that 13.1 time, I wanted to see what I could do. I knew Tim was going to push me, and I wanted to see if I could keep up with this push. A lot of the time, when he does this I break, and can't do it anymore. Today was a good day though. I kept going, I felt strong, and Tim pushed just enough to keep me going. The weather was perfect, the course was flat, and the scenery was beautiful.
I ended up running a Personal Record by 16 minutes. 16 FREAKING minutes! I ended up running a 4:01:43. For those of you that are reading this maybe as non-runners, or runners just starting out, a 16 minute PR is pretty good. I was extremely happy, and forever grateful to Tim. Who once again was a huge inspiration.
This Pan5Can project has really changed things with me. Running especially. I am beginning to realize that I can do more than I thought. If you would have told me that after running a Full Marathon, Half Marathon, and another Full marathon in 2 weeks, take a couple weeks off and then run another Full Marathon, and do it faster than I'd ever run, I would have laughed. Things like that weren't in my mind.
Things are changing though. I'm starting to believe more in myself. It's funny really. This whole Pan5Can project is to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer research and to honor my Aunt Julie, who died at 38 to this terrible disease. My Aunt Julie was one of the strongest and most confident women I'd ever met my whole life, people adored her. It's interesting that this project is making me a more confident person, especially with running.
Check out Pan5Can on facebook if you are interested in our project, it's been an awesome year, and we aren't quite done yet!
Thanks for the Support. Thank you Tim for running at a "tortoise" pace, and Thank you to Elissa and Kristen for cheering us on at the finish!
Like I said before,
Today Was A Good Day.
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