Half Marathon

Alot has happened in the last few months! So I have alot to catch up on! The first main event was I completed my first half marathon!! I was not sure I could do this and had little faith when I first got the hair brained idea! I knew the weather would be turing for cold shortly and if I was going to do it I needed to make the commitment and go for it! That is what I did! I had run in 5 10ks during the summer and needed another challenge - so the logical next step was a half. I had 6 weeks to prepare for an upcoming one. My good friend Sarah said she would do as well - so now I had to follow through!! So on Novemeber 13th, Sarah, I and our husbands made a weekend out of it! We stayed the night in Kansas City and ran the race the following morning. It was a whopping 27 degrees with 18mph winds. So needless to say the weather was awful! But even with the weather and the course being rather hilly - I completed it!! I ran the whole way - did slow down a lot towards the end, but I wanted to finish before 2:30 and I did!! I came in at 2:26! I was happy to just get my feet across that finish line. Now I am taking it easy and will prepare for another half in Chicago in this coming May! Who knows maybe a full marathon will happend at some time!