I am in Galway, Ireland for a month to do grad school. We get out at noon on Fridays so I took a train to Dublin then Waterford to run the Waterford Viking half marathon. Waterford is a cute town and I wish I had more time to see it. I didn't even get to see the Waterford Crystal Factory.
It was a small marathon and not may roads were completely blocked off and there were also many roads with no sign where to go. I tried to keep up with people so I could see where they went! I was in such a rush to leave school to make the train that I forgot my running shoes. I had my walking shoes on, but it isn't the same. I ran quite a bit in february and a mile here or there in March and that has been the extent of my running! I have been walking 5-7 miles a day in the last few weeks. I thought the race would be measured in KM which is easier to pace myself, but no. It was in miles. I ran/walked for the first 9 miles. Mostly running so I was proud of myself! I felt blisters starting on my feet between mile 3 and 4. Augh!!! I can't believe I forgot my running shoes! I found a civil defense ambulance med station and asked for vaseline to check how bad the damage was. There was no blood coming out of my shoes so I took that as a good sign! I have actually had that happen before :( I pulled my shoes off and there was a big blister on both feet slightly in front of my arch. They twinged a little when I walked and burned like fire when I ran so I decided to walk the last four miles. I'm doing another half marathon in 3 weeks and need my feet recovered! I still finished in 3:15. Not bad. There weren't tons of spectators out, but every single one of them said "well done" "You're almost there" and "it's all downhill from here"
It's a little painful to walk but I attribute it to my shoes and not the unpreparedness. We'll see how the next one goes.
I am on a train right now to Heuston sta. Dublin, but it looks like there is a faster connection to Galway if I get off in Kildare. I have a lot of school work to do so I will try to get home as fast as I can.
This is the only race I've ever been in where we got the same medals from running the half and the full. I asked twice if I had the right medal and they said yes.
I didn't get to take many pictures running. Here's what I got. When I changed my clothes I saw that my socks were bloody. I chose not to show the very cool picture I took of my bloody foot!
It was a small marathon and not may roads were completely blocked off and there were also many roads with no sign where to go. I tried to keep up with people so I could see where they went! I was in such a rush to leave school to make the train that I forgot my running shoes. I had my walking shoes on, but it isn't the same. I ran quite a bit in february and a mile here or there in March and that has been the extent of my running! I have been walking 5-7 miles a day in the last few weeks. I thought the race would be measured in KM which is easier to pace myself, but no. It was in miles. I ran/walked for the first 9 miles. Mostly running so I was proud of myself! I felt blisters starting on my feet between mile 3 and 4. Augh!!! I can't believe I forgot my running shoes! I found a civil defense ambulance med station and asked for vaseline to check how bad the damage was. There was no blood coming out of my shoes so I took that as a good sign! I have actually had that happen before :( I pulled my shoes off and there was a big blister on both feet slightly in front of my arch. They twinged a little when I walked and burned like fire when I ran so I decided to walk the last four miles. I'm doing another half marathon in 3 weeks and need my feet recovered! I still finished in 3:15. Not bad. There weren't tons of spectators out, but every single one of them said "well done" "You're almost there" and "it's all downhill from here"
It's a little painful to walk but I attribute it to my shoes and not the unpreparedness. We'll see how the next one goes.
I am on a train right now to Heuston sta. Dublin, but it looks like there is a faster connection to Galway if I get off in Kildare. I have a lot of school work to do so I will try to get home as fast as I can.
This is the only race I've ever been in where we got the same medals from running the half and the full. I asked twice if I had the right medal and they said yes.
I didn't get to take many pictures running. Here's what I got. When I changed my clothes I saw that my socks were bloody. I chose not to show the very cool picture I took of my bloody foot!
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