Very cool (First?) Half Marathon.

Of course beating your goal by more than a little bit is always a big bonus.

Good On Ya

Great job! Mine was much slower today... I came in with the rain.

Kenny

Yup, my first. I've never done anything longer than a 5K before, though in trainig I did manage a 10 mile run two weeks before the race. (Shoulda been four weeks before, but illness in October put my the timing of my build-up off.)

It was really a great event--very well organized. I guess with over 12,000 runners, they have to be! What I loved best were the neighborhood folks. All along the route there were ordinary people out cheering, holding signs, and slapping high fives--some even had their own "goodies" out, such as oranges, pretzels, cookies, etc. I also liked the musicians spaced out at various points on the route--that always gave me a boost.

I'm sore as hell this morning but I think I may do this again next year.

Yeah, I was worried about the rain. I bought a run jacked with a hood last week just in case.

Did you have fun?

Overall...I would say yes. I can tell I haven't done any actual "running" in a while. So, I had some issues during the run. My legs and feet were not as recovered as I thought they were from the event last month. But hey...that is expected when you are beating the ground w/ 265-270 pounds..haha. I am really thinking about going to Run On for some classes and to get others to run w/.

I also enjoyed the people along the route. I actually saw one of my High School teachers on that long straight, after you turn right @ the half / full split. I think I scared her when I ran up on her..haha.. it has been 14 years....and I don't looke exactly the same. I also liked the iced animal crackers in the last few miles. haha.

The only part that I did not like was the there were no finisher medals when I came across. I don't know when they ran out, but there were about 130 people that finished behind me...so, there were quite a few that didn't get them. I was lucky, that there were 4 people that went down there with us and they run a lot of full marathons...So, they gave me one of theirs after I finished...they were just going to throw it in a box and put it up...

I will be running it again next year.

kenny

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Gee, that's not right--not having a medal. I understand they had more people sign up than they expected, but it seems they could keep a list (bib numbers) of those who didn't get 'em and send them to you. I know at the packet pick-up they had run out of small and medium t-shirts but they had us sign a form so they can mail it to us in a couple of months. That's great, though, that your friend gave you his medal. It so funny: I have a friend who's a great runner, wins all the triathlon AG she participates in and 5Ks, and she just throws all her trophies and medals and plaques in a box. Just goes to show you the differnce between a champion and a plodder: I have all my medals (and there ain't many) proudly on display.

Awsome job.  Nice to beat those goals.  Hopefully I'll do this one next year.

Great job on doing better than you expected!

Thanks to all of you!