By Ashley Paulson
I will be running my first half-marathon April 28th
in Nashville with a bunch of seasonal runners and I couldn't be more
excited! I set a goal for myself this
year to transition from a hockey player who is built to go for 30 seconds and
get hit A LOT into a lean mean running machine! My training has been a
challenge for me since at the beginning of the year I could only run 10 minutes
and get bored or tired to now being able to run 1 hour with no problem and
enjoying it! I have to credit my success
to the running group and Dana Neer here at Culver. Without all the support from that group I
might still be running 10 minutes and calling it a quits! I’m looking forward to seeing my race time at
the finish line and being able to say I completed a half-marathon and didn’t
die!
Hockey player to Runner! COMPLETED!
Hockey player to Runner! COMPLETED!
Today is Monday morning and my legs are fully
functional today! I completed my first half-marathon on Saturday in Nashville!
Let me tell you Nashville is a hilly city and a hot one! I had an awesome time
even though I saw more hills than I wanted and experienced 80 degree heat when
this northerner is used to 50 degrees right now. Now to the running! This race
was huge! 30,000 people and the start line just looked like a sea of people! I
felt pretty good until mile 9 when the hills and the heat got the best of me
and I had to slow down to just keep going.
My time was 2 hours 25 minutes and that was slower than I wanted (which
means I HAVE to do another one to get under 2 hours!) but I’m just glad I finished
and didn’t pass out! I’m happy to cross this one off my bucket list and move
onto my Tough Mudder training!
