Marathon Post Coming Soon..

So sorry. For those that do read this blog still, I kind of sort of left you hanging. Did I finish my first full? Or didn't I? To be honest, life has been crazy since I got back from Disney two months ago, but I will let you know that I did, in fact, finish my first full at Disney. I will hopefully have more of a post with some pictures in the next few days (hopefully not weeks, but it could happen).

Tomorrow I am off to Auburn, AL to hopefully have a good half marathon for the Finish on the 50 event. A few years ago, I ran the 5k down there and sort of said I would never run with them again, but here I am....

Fingers crossed things go well and that they have made some serious improvements since 2013.

Until my next post, happy running!!!

2016 Flying Pig Half Marathon Recap

Race day is finally here. I am so excited to run the streets of Cincinnati. On Saturday, it had rained a good bit throughout the day which caused me to rethink my outfit since I had no idea if it would be raining or not race morning.

So in the theme of it possibly raining during the half, I decided to be a "fish." I bought my Trigger shirt and water shorts by INKnBURN.

We stayed about a mile away from the start of the race. The walk wasn't bad. I felt like it was a warm-up for the race.

It sprinkled on us for a little bit while we made our way to the start line, but stopped shortly before the race started.

One thing I thought was pretty cool about this race is that our corrals are called pig pens.

The race started right on time.

We made our way along the Ohio River on to the streets before turning on to a bridge (forgot the name) crossing into Kentucky. We ran in Kentucky for about three miles before crossing another bridge back into Ohio. So far this far has been pretty flat compared to what I was use to, but I knew it wouldn't last for long.

The crowd support along the course was unbelievable. Better than some of the big local races near me.

Mile 4 - 6, we made our way back towards the city. Around this time, the humidity was starting to kick in and I wishing I had gone with my original outfit instead, but how was I suppose to know?

Miles 7 - 9 was nothing but hills. At one point during the race, we were overlooking Cincy, which I thought was amazing. I wish I had stopped for a photo. It would have been worth the extra minutes.

Miles 10 - 13 was completely downhill. Yep, downhill. I loved it. I knew not to kill it the first mile downhill. I just let my legs and gravity do the work.

I was at the finish swine before I knew it. 

I finished at 2:00. 

The snacks we got after the race were amazing. I only wish I had a bag to put everything in it because I could only carry so much.

They had us meet up with friends and family by the Ohio River. Perfect place for a picture after a tough but fun half marathon.

After we finished up with photos, it was time to head back to our hotels to get ready for the drive home. It was a great weekend. I highly recommend adding this race to your bucket list. I will be back to run it again in the future.

Bye Cincinnati!! :(

2016 Flying Pig Weekend

Flying Pig weekend is finally here. Crazy to think I signed up for this race back in August. Where has the time gone?

I have heard some really great things about this race so I am sure I will not be disappointed. :) Be sure to be on a lookout for a recap of it some time next week!!

Source: flyingpigmarathon.com