Saturday I finished half marathon #58. Boy was it a HOT one! Nashville was for Virginia. She wanted to come back to her home town and run this race. Many of us have ran it in the past, but we decided to do it again. I do LOVE Nashville. 🥰. Even with all the hills the vibe in the city from the fans cheering you while running is amazing. ❤️. We stayed together as a group until the half and full split and then I had to leave them as they went on to finish the full. They are my heroes in this heat!
I give God all the glory for allowing me to continue to
put one foot in front of the other and keep moving. ❤️🙏. And I thank him that he’s kept baby Paisley in the oven 😁. I was nervous about coming on this trip because y'all know I got another grandbaby coming 💗. So, I told the girls I’d just bring my own vehicle and follow them in case I had to leave. Thankful I did not need to do that and baby is staying put a little longer 🙏💗💗💗
#nashvilletennessee #stjudeheroes #run4thekids
The last time I ran Nashville was in 2014! I had not planned to go run with the girls originally. I already have the state of TN and I did NOT want to do a FULL marathon like them. However, I ended up signing up for the half so I could go with them. I figured it would be a good training run anyway with the HILLS and I'd have some girl time. 😁
Even though it was HOT, I felt so differently than I did back at the Hattiesburg half! I was so happy that I felt good. My running pace was good and my body felt good. We had made a pack to stay together so we could all encourage Virginia to finish her another FULL marathon since this was the one she wanted to go back and do in her hometown. It was very crowded however and Penny and I would get ahead of the girls running until we would realize we could no longer see them behind us, so we'd stop and walk and allow them to catch up to us. I didn't mind do that because like I said it was only a training run for me. We separated around mile 11 and I turned to go in to the finish line which was at Nissan Stadium. 💛 My time was slow due to the walking but I didn't care.. it was another finish and it was only the half for me so I felt pretty good after the race.
I waited for the girls to finish while checking on baby momma back home hoping she would not go in labor until I was back home on Sunday. She had already given us a scare on Thursday when they sent her over to the hospital to be monitored because she was having contractions. Thankfully the contractions finally stopped and they sent her home. However, she could still go any day, but we hope she holds off till a little closer to her due date in May. 🙏
We all wore our boots out to dinner except for Fab who did not have any boots..... but after trying mine and Penny's boots on... I think we've talked her into getting some boots. 😍
It was a much-needed girls' getaway for me. I needed some girl time with laughs and no worries. I'm so thankful for this group of run friends where I can be myself and there is no judgement.
A few pics from our weekend:
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| We facetimed Candy since she could not be with us. Her grandson had surgery on Friday. |
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| Hotel pic before we walked out to the start line which was right out the door. Virginia did good booking our hotel! |
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| I had to take some pics on Broadway.. much had changed since 2014. |
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| Finish pic from the bridge walking back to hotel |
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| right before we split up. |
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| of course Michelle has the glitter! makes up look fast. 😁 |
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| Love the shirts that Virginia and Fab designed for us! |
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| My "flat" deleica pic |
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| Race shirt |
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| some amazing pizza pre race! |
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| Expo... half marathoner.. |
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| Walking to Expo |
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| Expo.. Marathoners... |
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| I ran as a hero again ... 💗 |
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| Finish pic on Broadway |
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| 10 miles in |
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| Penny and I saw this on the side of a building during the race and had to run over to get some pics. |
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| My running PARTNER! Penny LOU! |
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My boots and my medal.
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So that's a wrap on Nashville. Penny and I now have to get ready for a FULL marathon in July in Idaho and then a FULL marathon in Sydney in August... bring on the summer training... 😂😏😐😜
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