A & L - Pensacola Beach 1/2 Marathon

On the morning of January 14th, it was in th 30s with the wind blowing along the beach. However, it was time to tackle my 3rd half marathon! I wasn't sure what to expect and I start every one by knowing I will give it my all. In the back of my head, my goal was to bring my time down closer to 2:20 (my first was 2:34, my second was 2:29).

Leah and I bundled up before the start.


Leah, Jennifer and I at the taking off on the 13.1! Leah and I ran a 9:35 min average for the first 8/9 miles. I had already pushed through some left knee pain and felt I need to slow it down. At that point, I already knew I was going to PR and I was proud of that.


After doing a bit of mall-walking and running through out the last 3 miles, I turned the corner to see that I was still going to make it UNDER my goal of 2:20...I was really thinking more like 2:23. I saw the clock and gave it my all...with a fist pump.


I had finished in 2:17:31! Then, I ran straight to Liam!

The PR finishers medal!

It was a great run and pumped me up for 1/2 marathon number 4 on March 4th in New Orleans. In the meantime, I'm running the Pensacola Double Bridge 15K in February.