2:24!

I did it, I ran 13.1 miles. I'm actually a little teary-eyed as I type this. It's something I worked really hard for, and to attain a goal is so fulfilling. Running in general has not come naturally for me, but oh how I love it. Sure this overwhelming sense of accomplishment is peppered with thoughts like, I wish I could have been faster, I wish I trained longer, but overall I'm just happy I did it. And I didn't get the hiccups, not once.

The course was promoted as fast and flat. I'd like to know what elite runner would consider what we did flat. There were several hills, including one that took nearly a mile to level off. I had thought I trained well for the hills, but I don't think I could have prepared for it. I had to walk that last few hills.

The humidity played a role as well. In CT we haven't had the best weather, so I've been running in cool temps and rain most days. Which I can't complain about, I actually prefer to run under cloud cover. But all excuses aside I just ran to finish. AND I DID :)



This is a picture of my best friend Laura and I just after completing it. Well, it was just after I completed the half. She's super fast and had finished several minutes before.

This is Laura and I in front of my favorite ice cream shops of all time, Goodie Basset. For dinner we feasted at Barcelona on tapas and wine. (2006 Melipal Malbec is one of my new favs.)

Some of the songs from my playlist:

Great DJ by the Ting Tings

Dance bailalo . . . Kat Deluna

I like you so much better when you're naked . . . Ida Maria

Whoo! Alright Yeah . . . The rapture

Hook me up . . . The Veronicas

LoveGame . . . Lady Gaga

Single ladies . . . Beyonce

I got you dancing . . . Lady Sovereign

We run this . . . Missy Elliot

So fresh, so clean . . . Outkast

Don't trust me . . . 3OH!3

Thriller . . .MJ