May kind of went like this: run, run, run, wrap up the school year and run some more. The month started off with the Lincoln Half Marathon on May 5th. I had been training for this half pretty seriously for the 12 weeks prior. I had a goal to run it in under 2 hours. I had gotten faster in early January thanks to running with my neighbor Greg and his friends. When you run with a group of guys, it makes you not want to be the baby and ask to stop and walk. So I sucked it up and couldn't breath well for a few weeks of running and then I was faster. If I had known that's what it would take to get faster, I would have done it a long time ago. I just never wanted to suck it up. About half way through the training program, Greg got hurt and decided not to run the full marathon and that he would train with me and pace me for the half. Also about half way through the training he made me run a 5K at an 8:14 pace, which was a PR for me. It wasn't horrible, but it was hard. It was around that time I figured I would be able to do the half in under two hours.
The day of the marathon was chilly and overcast with a chance of rain. I met Greg at the starting line. I was really, really nervous! The morning was a little rushed and hectic. When the race started, I thought I wouldn't make it to mile 5. I was nervous still and my legs were tired. However, as the race progressed, I felt okay and we were maintaining my pace of 8:53-8:55. At mile 9, for some reason, we slowed down a bit and ran a 9:20 mile. Greg kept telling me, "The race doesn't start until mile 10." So he meant that at mile 10, we would kick it in gear and speed it up. I told him no, but at mile 12, we ended up running an 8:30 mile and finished the race in 1:57. I was so happy and pleased that I actually met my goal. Although, I kind of felt like I would. In any case, it was a great run and Greg rewarded us with some bloody mary's!
I also ran a race called the Diva Dash on Mother's Day. I met a bunch of friends there. Doug and the boys came with to watch. The boys did NOT want to come, but after they kept asking when they could run a race.
Julie was also in town during the month for Nate's niece's graduation. We went to dinner at Lo Sole Mio and looked at wedding dresses.
ALHS had their graduation and a few of the seniors I have known for years graduated. It was a little emotional to see some of them go this year.
I ran at Schramm State Park with some of the GOATz group. We are getting ready for the Dizzy Goat run on June 22nd.
AND...I tried oysters for the first time this month. Doug and I went to a new restaurant downtown called Plank. We had oysters on the half shell and oysters rockefeller. I loved the Rockefeller!
I also ran a race called the Lemon Chaser. A night with a 5K, hour of yoga and happy hour after!
