Saturday was the big day. I didn't sleep very well. I was totally excited and ready to go! A picked me up on Saturday morning and we ate breakfast together. We had a bagel thin with peanut butter and bananas and string cheese. My favorite foods! Whoo!
I checked the weather forecast, and was not thrilled. It was going to be cold! It's hard to decide how to dress but I went with running tights, long socks, shorts, long sleeves, a tshirt, headband and gloves. I have to say that I am thankful it was sunny! I ended up warm by the end.
We're totally ready to go! See the thumbs up? I don't think A was as excited as I was. He was pretty worried about the cold, but he did it! :)
We had to take a picture by the snow bank. We got about a foot the day before the race. I even got a snow day from work! Thankfully, everything was pretty well cleared off on the route.
My faithful cheering squad, they were there every step of the way.
I was getting good at waving towards the end, and my (unplanned, but very much appreciated) running partner was a great pointer. I hadn't planned to run with her, but I'm glad we did. It made the hour and five minutes fly by! I didn't put my headphones in once! I have forgotten how nice it is to do long runs outside. I'm really looking forward to being able to do that all the time now!
A cruised along so well! I'm super proud of him and glad he was willing to do this with me. Without his support, I don't think I would have signed up.
We finished! We made it! Hooray! As soon as I finished my 6.5 miles I thought to myself "Gee! I should be running the whole thing!" That may be why on Sunday evening I signed up for the Graniteman Half Marathon in September. If you are in the area and want to sign up, you totally should. It's always fun to have running partners and to know someone you care about is in the pack running too!
You always have to be proud of your socks! Bright green? Yes please! At least you know when I'm coming right?
Thanks for your support and thoughts! I'm totally addicted to running in races now. It's pretty great. As A pointed out to me the other night, it's not the worst thing to be addicted to!
Wishing you warm happy thoughts today!
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