One of the Best Days Ever

Today was awesome!

Executive Summary:

Jen X walked sub-15 minute miles for 8K.
Julie and I shattered our goals and completed the half marathon in 2:56:51.
Andrea and Amanda J. shattered the sub-5 hour marathon goal and finished in 4:45:17!!!
Elizabeth saved two lives (ok, she called for help for two people, I am sure they are grateful!)

Wow. I feel amazing. I completed a HALF MARATHON!!! I am still trying to process that...but I am definitely owning that. :) Erin Corman, Double Shot of Deliciousness, Half Marathoner.

Julie and I started with a 2 minute warm up walk. The intervals are as follows:

Walk: 2:00
Run: 9:59
Walk: 3:00
Run: 9:59
Walk: 2:59
Run: 9:59
Walk: 3:00
Run: 9:59
Walk: 3:00
Run: 9:59
Walk: 3:00
Run: 10:00
Walk: 5:00
Run: 3:59
Walk: 3:00
Run: 3:14
Walk: 4:04
Run: 3:59
Walk: 5:04
Run: 3:59
Walk: 5:00
Run: 3:59
Walk: 5:00
Run: 3:59
Walk: 5:00
Run: 3:59
Walk: 4:59
Run: 3:59
Walk: 5:00
Run: 3:59
Walk: 4:59
Run: 3:59
Walk: 5:00
Run: 3:58
Walk: 2:34
Run: 1:57

We started strong with the 10/3 plan. Made it to mile 6, then I needed to stop. julie thinks it may have been mental for me, since that is the furthest I had been before. I think I agree with her. Then we toyed with 4/3, then 4/4 and ended up with 4/5--a great pace for me at this point. The breaks were a bit long for Julie and she was cramping up so she ran slowly next to me during most of the walk breaks. And, of course, we sprinted the end and totally passed this guy feet from the finish. I so hope the photographers captured that. :)

The shot blocks and me did not get along. I only took 4 (1 1/3 serving) the entire time. :(

This is me a minute or two after I finished. I was exhausted and elated, both depicted quite well in this photo:



This is all the girls! I am so proud of all of us. Today was near perfect (except the nausea that came in waves most of the afternoon...):



I am so proud of all the girls and honored to be a Sole Sister (and a HALF MARATHONER!!!)

P.S. Chipotle was amazing. ;)