Oklahoma City 1/2 Marathon

This past weekend was the 10th Annual Oklahoma City Marathon. I went along with a bunch of girls running the 1/2, just to watch as of course I wasn't running. Hmmm....well...my thoughts are all over the place when I think back over the weekend.

You see, at one point, I was so super excited to go on this trip. Even if I wasn't running - who cares - I still get to go on a girl trip, bunk with the girls all crammed in a room - thought that would be fun times. I even made a sign to carry and brought a cow bell and megaphone. Um, yeah, those all just got left in the hotel.

I've been to several races before that I couldn't run in - actually just last weekend I helped at a local 5K. Wasn't sad at all that I couldn't run it. But man, this one hit me pretty hard. I tried so hard to put my own feelings aside, suck it up and remember why I was there - to support Angie who was running her first 1/2. But every time I thought I had it, something would happen to make me feel like crap again.

I felt like a total debbie downer because I couldn't walk around with everyone after dinner - my knee was swelling - and I know once that starts happening it all goes downhill from there unless I ice it. So I had to just go back to the hotel and hang out by myself when everyone else was out having fun. Total bummer.

Next morning, I had a new attitude - really ready to go out there and support my running friends. Woke up with a whole new outlook and was so excited for the race. Then on the way to the start.....

I couldn't walk as fast as everyone....I mean really couldn't. I kept having to ask everyone to slow down all the time. Can you guys slow down? I can't go that fast. Can you guys slow down? I can't go that fast. Embarrassing & I felt like a pansy crybaby. Ugh.

At the start line I was the coat & camera holding girl. Pfft. I said goodbye to the girls, went to the coffee shop and pouted like a baby in a huge whole milk with whip cream mocha latte. WoW I haven't had a full fat with whip in a verrrry long time. It was goooooood.

I thought many, many times that I had made a big mistake by going and just should have stayed home. I'm only 2 weeks out from surgery - not sure what I expected - but I didn't expect to feel like such a loser. Blah.

On the upside, this is really an amazing race, for an amazing cause, I got to defer my reg fees to next year, so I'll try again next go around....and Angie ran her first 1/2, setting an amazing time of 1:59, and Penny placed 3rd in her age group. That's pretty awesome. I just hope I didn't ruin it for them by being such a cupcake.