Half Marathon Day!

It really didn't start to hit me that I was running a half marathon until Friday night when I picked up my number. I tried to go to bed at a descent hour, but I slept like crap. I kept thinking about the run and anticipating what it was going to be like. Tom and I woke up around 6:10 and ate some peanut butter toast and had some coffee. Tom's mom came here around 6:45 AM to watch the boys (they were still sleeping) and we were out the door. I had my iPod ready to go with all of my new songs and rearranged playlist (thank God for Justin Bieber, haha). So we got there and met up with Kelly, Chuck, Amy, and my parents. My biggest fear of the entire race was that I was going to start out too fast and get burnt out by mile 5. So I made sure that I was at the back of the crowd. And I kid you not, I was one of the last people out of the MGSH stadium. But honestly, I didn't care. I didn't care about my time. I wanted to finish without stopping. And that, my friends, is what I did! I ran the entire time, and I actually ENJOYED it! I definitely have NO desire to ever run a full marathon ever in my life, but I could totally do another half. The training was the worst part of the whole thing, but it definitely paid off.  I'm so happy that we all decided to do it and that we ALL finished and felt great about it. Kel, next year it's YOUR turn (Amy took Kel's spot because she is expecting baby #3 this November - and yes, it was her that pushed me to actually sign us all up for this race)!!! :-) You can imagine how I felt when she told me 2 weeks into the training that she wasn't running it anymore. haha. It's ok, I forgave her. And I just have to say, for anyone out there who is debating on running a half marathon...DO IT. Seriously, DO IT. You have no excuse. I was training when Finn wasn't even 3 months and he was still getting up 2-3 times a night, not to mention I was chasing a toddler all day long. I'm not trying to be like "oh look at me" I'm just trying to get the point across that you can totally do it if you put your mind to it. We all have our obstacles and our excuses as to why we don't have the time to train, but if it's something you really want to do - you can make time for it. I promise.  Oh and it helps to have someone push you a little bit like Tom did for me. Because before we had our double jogger, I had to run right when Tom would get home from work. Well then there's my mom. She didn't even fricken train and finished! She was ahead of me the entire race until mile 10. So you could try it her way too, although she probably wouldn't recommend that. Tom finished the race in under 2 hours. What a show off. And Chuck was really trying to outdo everyone, finishing at about 1:45 or something ridiculous. It was a great day. Perfect weather. It's something I can check off my bucket list. Not that I have a bucket list or anything. Or do I?