Hyannis Half Marathon Recap!

Today I ran the Hyannis Half Marathon.  Starting early week, the weather did not look good for our race.  I tweeted my running buddies this: 

 And by Friday this:

 And by Saturday, there was a 90% chance.  So there was no escaping it.  I was going to run in the snow. Luckily, Becky and I had planned to run together!!! I stayed on the Cape last night at my friend Stef's house.  She was supposed to run with us too but she is currently injured.  I hope she gets better fast for Boston : )


I got to the race around 9:30am and it was a madhouse.  Much like last year, it was seriously a zoo.  Luckily, I found Becky and we got to the start and got running.  We chatted and had a blast for the first 8 miles.  I didn't have a real goal for this race other than to try to run as close to what I ran last year as possible (1:58).  None of my long runs have been under 9 minute pace so I wasn't sure what to expect.  But Becky and I felt pretty good.  But there were a lot more rolling hills than I remembered!  PS- Don't believe it was snowing... check this out!

Here are our first 8 miles, we were having fun in the first 8 miles!

Mile 1: 9:13

Mile 2: 9:04

Mile 3: 8:55

Mile 4: 8:57

Mile 5: 9:02

Mile 6: 8:52

Mile 7: 8:57

Mile 8: 9:05

Then mile 9 happened.  Becky and I started talking less and less and Becky kept encouraging me to go ahead.. something I didn't want to do.  I needed my partner!!!  See how fun she is! Just look below : )

We ended up staying together until Mile 11 I believe but Becky was only seconds behind me until the finish.  It was definitely hard for me to finish up with no Beck and no music!  But I did it.  And I'm pretty psyched with our almost very even splits. 

Mile 9: 9:17

Mile 10: 9:04

Mile 11: 9:02

Mile 12: 8:50

Mile 13: 8:39

.20: 7:28

1:58:29, 8:58 min/mile

not official, not posted yet

 After the race, we met up with speedy Lauren (who finished in the low 1:30s... she is a super star) and Bekah.  

 And then we went to get food.  I'd show you pictures of the food but we were starving runners and ate before I remembered to snap the photo.  Oops.  But we did remember to grab a picture of us girls!  Us four plus Corey are running Black Cat next week!  More races!  Let's just hope there is no snow : )

One more shout out to my awesome running partner Becky! I totally would not have been able to do it without you!  Thanks for running with me!!!

Oh and here's a recap of my weekly workouts.  I had a tough week and didn't get to the gym much!

 Weekly Recap of Workouts:

Monday 2/21: 

Off, Holiday

Tuesday 2/22:

Speed Workout, 5 miles, 9:31 pace, 47:50

1 mile warmup- 6.2 mph, 1.0 incline

Workout- 2X1mile, 400 rest, 2x800 400 rest

1 mile: 7:38 (7.6-8.0) 400 jog rest

1 mile: 7:29 (7.7-8.2) 400 rest

800: 3:38 (7.8-8.4) 400 rest

800: 3:34 (7.8-8.6) 

Wednesday 2/23: 

20 minute big step

lifted biceps and triceps and abs

Thursday 2/24:

Off

Friday 2/25: 

Off

Saturday 2/26:

Ran 1 mile on the treadmill, walked 1 mile, 15 min eliptical, stretched

Sunday 2/27:

Hyannis Half Marathon 1:58:29, 8:58 pace

Mile 1: 9:13, Mile 2: 9:04, Mile 3: 8:55, Mile 4: 8:57, Mile 5: 9:02, Mile 6: 8:52, Mile 7: 8:57,

Mile 8: 9:05, Mile 9: 9:17, Mile 10: 9:04, Mile 11: 9:02, Mile 12: 8:50

Mile 13: 8:39, .20: 7:28

Total: 3 days running, 19.10 miles, 2 days cross train, 1 day lifting, 3 Days off

 Biggest Loser update- Not so good this week.  Too much yummy carbs!  Don't believe me, go check out what I made last week!

Oh and you have until Tuesday to enter my giveaway!

PS- I planned another theme week in the kitchen!  Im making all recipes using Egg Rolls and Wonton Wrappers.  Stay Tuned!