I signed up for The Big Cottonwood Half Marathon back in April. I planned on running with a couple of friends from work. As the months flew by, and the training didn't happen, one by one my friends pulled out. I told myself it didn't matter, I would run alone. But as more time went by, the less realistic that seemed. 13.1 miles is a long way. And I hadn't prepared at all. A different friend/coworker of mine decided to join the team though and run with only a day and a half of preparation. She's a much more serious runner than I am, and her encouragement made me reconsider and recommit to running.
I thought to myself, "if I can ride 75 miles on a bike with no training, I can run 13.1." And so I did.
It was hard.
I had 9 blisters on my feet at the end. Three of them full of blood. My knees hurt. My ankles hurt. My whole body hurt. I couldn't walk normally for three days afterward.
But I finished. 9/14/2013.
Now for my next event with no training...triathlon??
