I decided at the end of the summer to train for another Half Marathon. I love having a goal to work towards. Without a goal, I usually don’t stay nearly as motivated or focused. Did someone say squirrel?
So, how did it go?
Well it went.
I ran the whole race and finished. Unfortunately my slowest time ever for a Half, (2:06), I was hoping to beat my personal best of (1:53). I guess that will have to wait for next time. Although, my goal is always just to finish. Which thankfully I did! (This was actually my fourth Half Marathon, the other three were all run in Oregon.)
I didn’t take a lot of pictures, or get a picture of myself running. But as you can see it was a beautiful morning. We started the race on a bridge with a view of the city. Fun fact, the bridge is called Vasco da Gama, and is the largest bridge in Europe. We only ran a small portion on the actual bridge.
What I will take away from the …
Lisbon Rock & Roll Half Marathon
- It is harder to run when it is hot, period, and it was HOT.
- Water never tastes so good, then when you are flushed and burning up.
- Running a race with thousands of other people can really put a damper on your personal space.
- Announcements in Portuguese are confusing, especially when you don’t really speak the language.
- An ice cream bar at the end of the a race is the best.thing.ever.
- When your playlist runs out and you are still running, it is never a good sign.
- Note to self, understand the difference between kilometers and miles before running a long race.
- It is good to know how many kilometers are in a Half Marathon, not 20 like I thought.
- The panic that you might have gotten mixed up with the Marathon group is something to avoid at all costs.
- People watching at races is always entertaining, and Lisbon did not disappoint!
- If your spandex shorts are not tight and fitted, you need to go eat, stat.
- Beautiful day, fabulous views, it felt more like July than October!
- It took three days to begin walking again comfortably…especially on stairs, ouch!
- Coming home and having my daughter run out and say, “You got a medal! Did you get first place?”
