Don’t forget to check out the first part of the weekend here:

• Runner’s World Weekend Part I
• Runner’s World Weekend Part II
• Lots of fun photos to see on Instagram as well!
• See my tweets here or check out #RWHalf on Twitter too!

After all the other details, what about the running? Yes, there was lots of running. Unfortunately, this body wasn’t feeling totally up for it — but, I prevailed.

Jess, Susan, Jocelyn, Me

A weekend full of activities is exhausting and so I was! We got up early on Saturday morning for the 5k/10k. It was chillllly! But race energy was abuzz so we were feeling the excitement.

I had no goals for the races — basically, just finish. My stomach was feeling badly and I was wearing my back brace, so not exactly the the most comfortable situation. I also happened to be wearing an irritating zip up jacket that wouldn’t stay zipped.

I eventually settled into pace with Ashley — who is pregnant and also not feeling like being a superstar runner this weekend. We had a great time chatting up to the end with a 5k time of 27:35.

Waiting in between races on Saturday!

I felt better after the run but knew I still had a 10k yet to go. We warmed up inside the buildings and awaited the start of the 10k. Then, Brittany, Ashley and I headed to our second start line of the day.

I’m not gonna lie, 2 miles in, I wanted to quit. I was moving at a snail’s pace with a bear’s effort it felt. Oh well, six miles, let’s do this. We talked some more and enjoyed the beautiful Bethlehem scenery. It’s a perfect place for a fall race and the little town we ran through was adorable as well.

We finally made our way toward the finish line in 1:02:XX — most definitely the slowest 10k I’ve ever run!

THE Running Bun 🙂

Oh well, was just glad to be done for the day and head back to take a HOT shower after being cold all day! Then, headed to Panera for a bread bowl of hot chicken noodle soup — yum!

I woke up Sunday morning feeling better than Saturday. I had eaten a great dinner the night before, got a good night’s sleep and had my favorite pants on (always a plus!)

*Pic from Monica

It was another cold morning and I work a tank top with a long sleeve shirt over it to start. By the time we were at the starting line (after sprinting to bag check), I was feeling amped up and good. I had music ready to go and planned on running as good as I felt.

Ha ha, you know how that can go. I started with a 7:35 mile 1 — and then…not so much. This course was super hilly and I was not handling the hills well. My first three miles felt fairly strong but then it was like I lost it. It was going to be a long 13 miles.

Stomach issues kicked in and I just had to deal with it. My right leg was achy but my back didn’t hurt at all. Halfway through I found a bathroom and then felt better. I got a second wind and started running low to mid-8’s again. But oh those hills!

I listened to the music and went on with it. Miles 8,9, 10 ticked by rather swiftly. I was feeling okay and kind of ready to be done. With 1 mile left, I saw 1:46 on the clock. All I could think was…several of my friends have already been done for 10 minutes. Ooof.

I finally sprinted across the finish line. Felt decent and grabbed water, coconut water, a banana and Lara Bars. My time was 1:56 — not the greatest but far better than I expected when things started going south. Oh well, done and done.

It was hard to be a little jealous of all the fast folks I was around this weekend. Susan won her age group in the 5k and 10k, then won 3rd for the 1/2 marathon — woa! But, I was happy for her and just glad to be around fellow runners who love it as much as I do.

Another half-marathon on the books and three medals for the weekend! Don’t forget to check out recaps from all the other bloggers at the following:

Tina of Carrots n’ Cake

Janae of Hungry Runner Girl

Sarah of Skinny Runner

Brittany of Eating Bird Food

Monica of Run Eat Repeat

Theodora of Losing Weight in the City

Katy of Katy Widrick

Scott of iRunnerBlog

Jess of Fit Chick in the City

Heather of Relentless Forward Commotion

Jocelyn of Enthusiastic Runner

Ashley of Running Bun

Heather of Dietitian on the Run

Susan of Nurse on the Run

David of Running Because I Can

Janetof Because I Can

Toni of Running, Loving, Living