We Did It!

Josh and I finished the half marathon (13.1 miles) in 2:12:52. I was surprised at how good I felt the whole way. The last 2 were rough but we were still able to pick it up at the end! We ran with almost 40,000 other runners and the race raised over 9 million dollars for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

I learned a few things during my first marathon experience:

1. Don't over-estimate how long it is going to take you to run, actually lie and shorten it. Otherwise, you'll end up in the 39th of 41 corals as Josh and I did. Meaning, 39,000 people were ahead of us. It was like a video game dodging people the whole way! Plus, we showed up at 6am for a 6:15am start but did not start running until 7:27am.

2. If you plan on using the porta pottys (which is the only place to go to the bathroom) BRING YOUR OWN TOILET PAPER.

3. Do not let your husband sign-up to play in a golf tournament the same day. Poor Josh got home, showered, I made him a peanut butter sandwich and he headed out to play 18 holes. I have a feeling he won't move for a few days.

All in all, I had a great experience and am so thankful to my husband who willingly participated with me :)

I think Josh was having second thoughts :)