Drew and I ran the San Antonio Rock-N-Roll half marathon this year. We really hadn't trained all that much--and I've been having trouble with my foot, so I hadn't even run in two weeks. The doctor confirmed my internet diagnosis of Morton's Neuroma (inflamed nerves in the bottom of my foot.) I had one steroid shot that actually made it hurt worse when I ran and then got a second one six days before the race. I could barely walk on Tuesday and as the week progressed, my foot got better. It didn't hurt too bad when I ran on Friday--but I didn't have too high of hopes for the race on Sunday. I went in thinking that I just wanted to finish. The little training that I did do....I was running really good times though. Here we are at the starting line....it was the perfect weather for a run!!
I think one thing that really helped our race was starting near the front. We put down to start in corral 3!! It was nice not having to get past all the riff raff and all the walkers and slower runners like we do when we start farther back. I started out strong and figured I'd keep it up until my foot started hurting and I couldn't go as fast. BUT....that never happened!! I ran my BEST race EVER and finished in 1:55:05!!! (I even beat Drew's best record-sorry Honey!) My foot started to bother me around mile 11, but I pushed through because I was so close to finishing and I knew I was close to beating my old personal record. I had a lot of people praying for me and I felt the Lord's presence throughout the race. I know that HE helped me run my best race because I could barely walk just a few days prior. God is SO good and HE gets ALL the glory!!
I love sharing these experiences with Drew and that we both enjoy running together. We've already signed up again for next year (just the 1/2)....and we're thinking about maybe doing another full--maybe Houston in January 2016?? I can't believe I'm even thinking about it. We're crazy for sure!!!
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