I’m not really sure where to start with this race report, except to say that I surprised myself yesterday in the best way possible! It’s been about two years since my last half marathon (after being waylaid by a broken knee cap in late 2010), and I just wanted to see what I was capable of …
I spent Sunday afternoon semi-bragging (and simultaneously consoling myself ) on Facebook and at mein Schatz‘s Oma’s 85th birthday party, that although my time in the Hannover Half wasn’t my fastest, at least it wasn’t my slowest. Um, yeah, but it sure came pretty darn close. I just took a look back at all my old race …
Yesterday was race number 31 for me, and my first official race outside of the U.S. – the Hannover Half-Marathon. When I was looking into registering for a race back in January, I chose this one for a number of reasons: (1) Hannover is mein Schatz’s hometown; (2) it is only a little over an …
As we were standing in the race corrals early Sunday morning, I remarked to my friends, “You know, I have a good feeling about this race.” And why not? I’d accomplished all my training goals (which I’ve painstakingly laid out for you in this blog, whether you liked it or not) over the past ten …