Monday, February 04, 2008

13.1 .......


FINISH: 2:06:06 pace: 9:38
3 Mile: 26:34 pace: 8:52
7.75 Mile: 1:13:06 pace: 9:26
yesterday i ran the huntington beach half marathon. it was cold, rainy, and windy. i did another half marathon in september and that day it was hot and humid. i guess the bad weather just follows me. but despite the weather and my grumpy attitude about the weather i ended up having a great race. i ran with my great friend dai which really helped me get my mind off of the cold, and seth made me a great mix of music that kept me smiling. so with my head phones on, my visor on, and my friend to my right i put my head down and just ran. i ran and ran and ran for 2 hours and 6 minutes, my best time yet :) i can't say why i love running so much, but i just do. even though i am not the best, i love competing with myself to see how well I can do. the feeling of crossing the finish line knowing that you just pushed yourself phyically and mentally feels so good. i think i am addicted :)
thank you's-
thanks seth, boys, mom and dad, for meeting me at the finish even in the freezing wet weather
thanks dai for being a great running partner
thanks alison for pushing me those last 3 miles
thanks alis for signing up with me

6 comments:

DL said...

Jenni- You did awesome! I am so proud of you and your time! Way to go to cutting off minutes from your previous race! I can't wait to run with you again and hopefully will be smarter about my eating! Congratulations!

Shane and Katie said...

Great Job Jenni

My sister-in-law rocks!

You ran even in the cold crummy weather...

Hats off!

Shane

DL said...

Jenni, I just read Kristin Armstrong's blog...I love it! Thanks for sharing with me how great it is!

jenni said...

thanks shane :)!! let me know if you need an extra person for your mud run team :)...

you're welcome dai.

Shane and Katie said...

Hey Jenni
We aren't running the race as a team, but just running it together...

So if you want to sign up and we can meet you down there or something...

Shane

jenni said...

shane, i tried signing up but it was sold out :(....