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Alana Hadley Blog - Racing in Savannah
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Well this past weekend sure was a running weekend for sure with the Savannah Rock n' Roll Half & Full Marathon on Saturday and the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday. Congratulations to all who ran. Well, I must report that my race in Savannah went awesome! So I continued to push knowing God would be proud. I pushed all way to the final straightaway. That final straightaway was about 300 meters long and with a strong head wind against us. My goal in the race was to get under 1:17:00 and as I passed the 13 mile point I knew it was going to be very close. I was tired but motivated to give it my best so I sprinted in the best I could that last .1 miles. I kept saying to myself, "come on, come on, you can do it" in my head the whole way. As I pushed across the the finish line, I was close, but wasn't sure if I had done it. I didn't care, I had run a great race, gave it 100% and was happy. My gun time ended up as 1:17:01 and my chip time was 1:16:58 and I had finished as the 3rd women overall in a pretty big race. I took what I did wrong in my last race and learned from it. I had taken my focus away from giving my 100% best effort and praising God, and instead started focusing on the negatives and shut down. But in Savannah, I made sure I was focused on looking at the positives and gave it 100%, my best effort no matter what. When I slowed down some, I made sure I kept my focus and made sure I was giving it my best effort in the race. The only thing you can control in a race is giving it your 100% best effort, and if you do that the time and place will take of themselves.
DOCTOR BOB NOTE: Alana broke her own World Single Age (14 yr old females) record for the Half Marathon with a 1:16:58 (chip) / 1:17:01 (gun) at the Savannah Rock n' Roll Half Marathon finishing as the 3rd Woman overall.
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