BT Halvmarathon

Today I ran the BT Halvmarathon (half marathon in case you really struggle with Danish) in Lyngby, which is a northern suburb of Copenhagen. I have to admit, I was very nervous this morning and definitely had my doubts about how the race would go. I only recently started running regularly again, and I did not feel all that ready for 13.1 miles. I have found it pretty difficult to find time to run with my busy schedule in Copenhagen and all of the other traveling I've been doing lately. Well, apparently I didn't need the training as much as I thought because I not only finished the half marathon without walking, I also finished in my personal best time! I didn't have a watch on and had trouble keeping track of my distance since all of the markers were in kilometers, so I was pleasantly surprised when I got a text with my official finish time-- 1:53:10! The race itself was a lot of fun! We ran in the city for the first couple miles and then out in the countryside and around a lake for the middle part. The course ended with a pretty tough trek through the woods. It was fun to have absolutely no idea what was going on. I couldn't understand the announcers, or read the signs... I wasn't even sure how far I had left to run most of the time! It all made for a truly unique memory of my study abroad experience. I was so lucky to have the best cheering squad supporting me throughout the race. Lisbeth, Jan, Jose and her boyfriend all came with. Jan and Lisbeth were so great in taking care of all the little details like picking up my race number and translating all of my e-mails regarding the race. Annie, Claire and two of my other friends from Gustavus who are visiting for a couple of days were also at the race cheering me on. They all helped make it a fantastic race!

The race was sold-out with 10,000 runners!