Race Report: Divas 1/2 Marathon @ Long Island

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1/2 marathon, race

I’m very happy to say that my race went well! The weather was good, the atmosphere was good, the outcome was good…lets start from the beginning.

I gotta be honest, I wasnt feeling super great from what I had eaten last night. Needless to say, I probably will not be eating Bertuccis the night before a race EVER again, but I was a trooper 😉

I made this playlist, which worked like a charm if I do say so myself!

Third Eye Blind-Semi Charmed Life

Nicki Minaj-Super Bass

Stevie Wonder-I Wish

Neutral Milk Hotel-Ghost

Kanye West- Monster

Senses Fail-All the Best Cowboys have Daddy Issues

Max Bemis ft Sherri Dupree-Bemis-Do the Dohnk

Britney Spears-I wanna go

Adele-Rolling in the Deep

Lady Gaga-Hair

Lady Gaga-You and I

Death Cab for Cutie-We Looked like Giants

Otis Redding-Try a Little Tenderness

Britney Spears-Dont keep me Waiting

Jacks Mannequin-MFEO: Part 1-Made for Each Other

Britney Spears- (Drop Dead) Beautiful

Foo Fighters-Arlandria

Britney Spears-Up n’Down

Lady GaGa-Heavy Metal Lover

Panic! At the Disco-Always

Britney Spears ft Will I Am-Big Fat Bass

Muse-Uprising

Rihanna-S&M

Black Eyed Peas-Just Cant Get Enough

Lady GaGa-Marry the Night

Billy Joel-Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)

LMFAO-Party Rock Anthem

Pitbull ft Ne-Yo-Give me Everything

Britney Spears-Till the World Ends

Foo Fighters-Walk

The race began at 8 am…we have Kevin on photography for the day 😉

This was the starting line…people were dressed in all kinds of crazy tutus and skirts…it was amusing to see. It was also an all-female race, a very comfortable and fun atmosphere. I situated myself at my corral. My goal for this whole thing was to run it in 2:10 or under. I felt so much stronger last year but my foot was acting up alot of the time so I wasnt able to get the time I wanted. I was really really determined this year. I went out too fast…that has never happened to me before as I’m usually overcautious but I knew I went out too fast when my legs were beginning to feel like lead at mile 5 😦 I took gatorade at most stations and downed my shot blocks at mile 7 and I felt pretty strong enough to get the time I had wanted. I’m really happy to say I finished in 2:10..I was hoping it’d be a little closer to 2:09 but Im not gonna beat up on myself. I need to do more speedwork this year in training to get my times down. It only took 3 years of running to realize that 😉

These girls were beasts and were the ones who were 1st and 2nd place in the race 🙂 And this is me finishing

I always like to sprint and look goofy at the end of my races 🙂 They gave us roses and champagne at the finish line…I looked super attractive by the end!

GOOFY, lol. arent you drooling over the mounds of bagels behind me?

I was dying for the port a potty by the end..dear lord :X

Me and my Pops 🙂 I was really grateful to have Kevin and my sister and my mom/dad there to cheer me on…it was truly amazing!

Kevin, Me, Dad, Mom 🙂 Like I said, Nina refuses to take pictures so dont expect to see alot of her on here, but you will definitely hear about her allll the time.

My body feels exhausted but I got home safe and sound and couldnt wait to eat a real meal besides bananas and oatmeal cookies. Kevin heated up some of the pork from his ribs from Thursday and made us sandwiches

 

I also made use of our oh-so-healthy deep fryer and made us a little bit of french fries

Absolutely what I needed to fuel me to get through the rest of the day. It’s still football sunday folks, so we’ll be having people over and watching the Jets vs. Baltimore at 8 pm!

I cant wait to get to bed tonight, hahaha!

 

How was your weekend?

Doesnt it feel soooo good to hit one of your goals?

Whats your favorite post-race meal??