I ran this race with my friend Brittany. My sister in law, Tara, came and met me in the course about halfway through. That was so helpful because I was starting to get burnt out, but she kept encouraging me and got me through a tough spot around mile 10. At the end, she was really encouraging me and I wanted to give up very badly. But I slowed my pace a bit and just kept going to the end. This was my fastest time and something I was very proud of. I'm writing this blog 2 years later as I realize that although I'm training now, I'm not nearly as fast as I was then. This was quite an accomplishment for myself. I was running 5 days a week with speed workouts at a track when possible. Brittany, Taryn (another friend) and I trained together and did hills and other types of training exercises to prepare.
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