2,000 meters = 1.25 miles

OK it's really 1.24274138 miles, but I am rounding up!

I got back in the pool tonight.  Surprisingly, it was the easiest swim I have done in a really long time.  Perhaps all this cardio is helping in other aspects of my training.  Nah, can't be!  It was easy.  The hardest part is counting all those laps.  But if you count hundreds, you only have to count up to 20.  Even I can do that.

Check back tomorrow to see how I feel.  I may not be able to lift my arms.

Finished!

Yesterday was race day.  I was really nervous.  Chris & I started the race with his fancy GPS watch that I like to call the WOPR (think War Games 1984).  It really is neat.  The more I told my mother about it yesterday, the more I was thinking, I need to get me a pink one!  It really helped us pace ourselves.  My goal was to finish in less than an hour.  57:09 was my time.  I was psyched!

Do I care that 600 people finished before me?  No.  I'm not in it to win it, I'm in it to finish & I ran the entire race, no stopping & no walking.  Not even at the water stop.  That is a huge accomplishment for me. I never thought I could finish it & honestly, if it wasn't for Chris telling me we weren't going to walk, or if I had to run the race myself, I probably would have walked some.  So thanks!!!!

Next thing on the to do list is to sign up for the 16 week 1/2 marathon training program.  It will get me ready for the Asbury Park 1/2 Marathon in April.  Yeah, crazy.  OK off to pilates!  Maybe I can stretch out my super sore legs, back & knees!!!!!!