Saturday was RACE DAY! 3+ months of training, tons of miles logged, lots of mimosas and huge brunches later...it was finally time! Sara couldn't run with us (she had a conference out of town all weekend) but Erin and I represented! Friday night we went to Mama Cucina's for a carb loading dinner then ran to Target to get some "throw away clothes" for the race. 2 moms, Target, no kids....yeah, we may have had some fun too! We totally NEED this sweater, don't we?
AHHHHHH! Got all my stuff ready to go!
I left my house to pick her up at 5:30am!!!!!!! We are INSANE!
We had to stand around in the cold for awhile so we bundled up really well then shed them a mile or so in.
WE DID IT!!!!!! I never ever ever thought I would/could do a half marathon. Literally July 28 I couldn't run to the end of my street and Saturday I ran 13.1 miles (2.5 hours) straight. I got teary eyed a few times when it hit me what I had done. Erin, Sara, and I are already planning our next race!
I love this girl. Like really and truly, I love her! She is an amazing person and friend. I couldn't have survived this or really anything this last almost 2 years without her by my side.
Crossing the finish line!
My official time! 37 year old mom of 2 kids with absolutely NO history of athleticism....I'll take it!
I now consider myself a runner and I'm really proud of that.
