We felt great at the half marathon point. the crowd was still as big as ever and the weather was wonderful. All of a sudden I began to get the chills which led to feeling like I was going to pass out. It kept getting worse and worse. How was I going to finish this course? It last for 4 miles. If it had not been for Tee and her encouragement I would have given up. Seriously, I would have gone to the next first aid tent and quit. It was that bad. She kept me moving by talking about everything but the run. At mile 17 someone gave me a banana and I felt much better. Weird.
Anyway, we came down route 16 and turned onto Commonwealth Ave (route 30). This is the beginning of 3 miles of hills which ends with Heartbreak Hill. I agree with Lance Armstrong who said it was the toughest thing he has had to do. Well, except maybe that cancer thing, right Lance?
My friend Perrin met us right at the beginning of it and gave us bananas and words of encouragement. We managed to get ourselves up and over those hills with the help of the crowd. It was a great feeling coming over Heartbreak Hill and realizing you are in the home stretch.
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