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Race Report: Austin Marathon!
Feb. 18th, 2014 01:16 pmLast Sunday I ran the Austin Marathon. It was my 13th completed marathon and my first marathon outside of California.
I decided to run this marathon despite the fact that three weeks prior to this race I strained my left calf so badly during a long run that I was limping around like Frankenstein. Through rest, light workouts, and multiple visits for ART massage therapy (Thank you Doctor Jess!), I was able to recover enough to actually run this race.
Because of my calf strain, (as well as one other random non-running injury I sustained during my training,) I ran far less training miles in the month leading up to this marathon than in any of my previous marathons. Because of all these factors, I was worried that I might have to DNF this race, (As what happened to me in my first out-of-state running attempt in Portland last year,) and I seriously considered not running it at all. (I also thought about switching from the full marathon to the half, but I had missed the deadline to do that.) But one of my running goals was to run a marathon outside of California, and I decided to make the attempt with my gumption and a lot of spider tape.
The race started just outside the Texas State Capitol. I showed up with my cousin Terri who was running the half. (And who also got interviewed for local TV before the race because of her involvement with Black Girls Run!) The Capitol was shrouded in fog, and a light mist was falling.
( And we're off! )
I decided to run this marathon despite the fact that three weeks prior to this race I strained my left calf so badly during a long run that I was limping around like Frankenstein. Through rest, light workouts, and multiple visits for ART massage therapy (Thank you Doctor Jess!), I was able to recover enough to actually run this race.
Because of my calf strain, (as well as one other random non-running injury I sustained during my training,) I ran far less training miles in the month leading up to this marathon than in any of my previous marathons. Because of all these factors, I was worried that I might have to DNF this race, (As what happened to me in my first out-of-state running attempt in Portland last year,) and I seriously considered not running it at all. (I also thought about switching from the full marathon to the half, but I had missed the deadline to do that.) But one of my running goals was to run a marathon outside of California, and I decided to make the attempt with my gumption and a lot of spider tape.
The race started just outside the Texas State Capitol. I showed up with my cousin Terri who was running the half. (And who also got interviewed for local TV before the race because of her involvement with Black Girls Run!) The Capitol was shrouded in fog, and a light mist was falling.
( And we're off! )