HAPINESS CAN BE....

...THIS AMAZING FEELING!

1/2 MARATHON...MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

I am very pleased, happy, and elated with my personal accomplishment: I finished my first 1/2 Marathon! I still cannot believe I was able to finish it, and with a pretty good pace for myself. Two hours is much better time than I anticipated. It really was not as hard as I thought. This morning I was pretty scared about it.

When I crossed the finish line, a big and wide smile came to my face, and I couldn't help to raise my arms to the air, as a sign of personal victory. Although, at the same time, I imagine myself, just for a split second, running a Marathon, it would be doing double of today's distance....no way!!! I realize a half Marathon should not be called "Half Marathon". A Marathon is a major word, and I can just imagine it is probably not comparable with doing a half one. I think it should be only called a 21 km race (13.1 mile).

My official time:

-Overall position: 271 (out of 501 participants)
-Time: 2:00:39
-Pace: 9:12 (per mile)

LA REPÚBLICA INDEPENDENT DE CASA MEVA

VISTES DESDE EL BALCO

CAMIO LLOGAT DEVANT DEL GARATGE

SALETA D'ESTAR

GARATGE OBERT AMB EL COTXE. LA PORTA D'ENTRADA ES A LA DRETA.

...COMENCEM A RESPIRAR

Pueblo's Rock Canyon Half Marathon--2008

Mitja marató a Pueblo, Colorado.
Aquesta és la meva següent fita. Ja veurem com anirà. Em fa respecte, però, crec estic preparada per poder-la acabar…ja veurem en quines condicions…¡Ay, ay, ay! S’agraeixen consells per poder acabar-la i no morir en l’intent. Thanks!


What: Half-Marathon, 13.1 miles-21 Km
Where: Pueblo City Park, Colorado
When: December 6th, at 9:00am

Course description:

The race will run about 2 miles in City Park, then go down to the Arkansas River Trail. It is basically an out and back course going about 5 ½ miles west to the base of Pueblo Dam and back. It will be run on dirt and asphalt trails along the Arkansas River (sorry but there is short distance on concrete). No traffic and great views. Despite the name the course is flat however, there is one short, steep hill about 12 ½ miles into the race, which goes from the river trail back up to City Park.

THE INCLINE TWICE: DONE!

One more Sunday in The Manitou Springs Incline.
Today the challenge for me was to go up twice in a row. My students thought I was crazy and didn't want to join me both times.
I had the same time for both ways up: 38 minutes. I felt great, and I am pretty happy about the time it took me. I ran down the Bar Trail both times, which I was not planning on doing. I was afraid for my leg joins going down hill. Let's see how my legs feel in the following 48 hours. So far so good!
I took some more pictures of the beautiful Colorado scenic views. The moon, early in the morning, was the protagonist.


Incline and moon

Uneveness in The Incline...this part is a killer!

Going down the Barr Trail. Snow on the North face

Getting creative with the moon

Same tree as before

Idem

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