As many of you know one of my many goals during the time down here was to run in the half marathon. I trained for it, not without complications like a sprained ankle and back pain (from an old back injury that I have) that put some dents in my training program that I found on-line. But I can proudly say that I did it!!! I had a few different goals with this race and I almost accomplished all of them. My goals were:
1. Finish.....check
2. Not be beat by anybody that was doing the full marathon.....check
3. Complete it under 3 hours (that was my official time goal).....check
4. Complete it under 2 hours (this was the time I really wanted..........not done
3 out of 4 not so bad if I can say it myself. My time was 2 hours 9 min and 17 sec. I placed 2nd in the over 40 group.
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| Rachel, Tressa and Deany in the Delta on the way to the start |
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| Danny Gregory with his running face on |
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| At the start line |
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| People getting ready |
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| Ready for the race |
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| Kathleen DeWahl ready for her race, she was the fastest female runner. Her time for the full marathon was 3 hours 55 minutes. |
It was an awesome experience. I think the people that run a full marathon are amazing. The last 2 miles was completed only by will power. I was trying to increase the speed to catch up to the person in front of me, but there was nothing left in the "tank". An event like this can not take place without all the volunteers that were working out in the cold, the temperature was around 32F and with windchill it was around 20F.
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| Dr Tom Hoffman after the race |
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