I FINALLY RAN MY HALF MARATHON!!!!!!
And... I did AWESOME, considering my knee and ankle are so fucked up. Out of 3000+ people, I got second in my age division (18-24) and eleventh overall. HELL YES. I wasn't expecting to run it in less than an hour and 45 minutes, but I was really hoping for an hour and a half. I ran it in 1:24:15!!!!!! I have nooo idea how I ran so well, especially since I didn't sleep the night before, but I was really pissed off about a bunch of things going into the race, so maybe that drove me.
My company is sooo stoked right now. They want me to continue competing all summer, but I have my knee and ankle surgeries planned and stuff... So now, the big question is: do I continue to run and make a bunch of extra dough that I can use to pay off medical bills and student loans; or do I get the surgeries done now, avoid risking further damage to my leg, and do physical therapy for the next eight to ten months?
Oh yeah, and New Mexico was amazing! It's good to be home, and Ninja is getting HUGE. He's leash and house trained now, but I need to teach him sit and stay, haha. I seriously love this dog so much. He just makes everything better.