2:04:00

The race was run. I made it! Training since February 1st for this day, and now I'm stiff and sore. I finished in an official time of 2 hours 4 minutes exactly. That placed me 1,392nd in a field of 2,836. That's also a personal best by around five minutes so I was ecstatic about that. Didn't hit "the wall" and felt good all the way.

I was proud of myself for a number of reasons.

1. I never thought of myself as a runner and hadn't run more than 100m in over 10 years.
2. I set myself the goal in January to run the half-marathon and followed through.
3. I came into the race very prepared having run over 20km twice already in May.
4. I didn't hit "the wall" which is a sign I was prepared.
5. I had a poor preparation given that I got sick on Tuesday and was still feeling less than 100% on race morning.
6. I managed my race well and started slowly, ending with a PB!

Now I set my sights on the Canmore half marathon - September 12th...

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