A Successful Half

A beautiful yet bitter winter has passed! Hooray!

Just in time...

Friday night registration
7:30 pm - catch the metro into Stadium-Armory
8:00 pm - arrive at RFK stadium
8:00 pm - Pre-race expo is closing
8:15 pm leave the stadium as one of the last with race tags in hand
9:30 pm - prerace spaghetti dinner
11:30 pm - sleep

Saturday morning was the DC Marathon.
5:00 am - Arise
6:00 am - arrive at the metro station
6:05 am - catch the metro into Stadium-Armory (De ja vue?)
6:31 am - arrive at RFK stadium
6:55 am - bags checked in before the race
6:58 am - run to the start line
7:00 am - the race begins
7:02 am - cross the start line
8:43 am- race complete

... just in time.

Having only run full marathons in the past, this was my first half ever, and it was FANTASTIC! Reaching the 10-mile marker, I only had a 5K left- what an INCREDIBLE feeling in a race! :)

Additionally, my coworker, Rachel ran it with me, so I had company for pretty much the entire race! It was so much fun!
She had her husband and little boy as her fan-club at the finish line taking pictures for us.
In short... Beautiful day, familiar local race route, great company, fabulous race, and satisfying pace... 1:41 finish time, making about 7:45 minute miles.

Now it's time to get ready for the full marathon in Charlottesville next month. Perhaps avoiding the "just in time" theme for this next race is a good goal :)