I did it! I really did it!!

Yesterday, Sunday, I ran and completed the Lehigh Valley Half Marathon (that's 13.1 miles). And let me tell you it's something that I will never forget. The weather was a little dreary, but it made for perfect running weather. I promised myself that I would run as much as I possibly could with little or no walking. I figure I walked for maybe 5 minutes total. Which I felt wasn't bad at all for my first time. When I registered I had to put a finishing time in, but I wasn't exactly sure what to put, Mikey. A friend of ours who also ran the race said to put 2 hours and 30 minutes. My goal was to finish within that time. Well I accomplished that, I finished in 2 hours and 27 minutes. I am so glad that Jenny (Mike's wife) ran the race. Her and I started out together and ran for some time. It was nice knowing someone at the starting line who got you pumped up. Mikey and Jenny's brother Nick, started off at the beginning of the pack and just took off. They finished way before Jenny and I did. That's because they are boys. Mikey had a PR (Personal Record), so way to go Mikey. All along the course they had live music, which was nice. It was very uplifting. Another cool thing, was that your first and last name was on your bib, so as you are running, people along the street are yelling for you, people you didn't even know. So that really helped as well. We got to run through the park and through the covered bridge, which was pretty cool. You finish the race in the stadium, so everyone is in the stadium cheering and clapping for you. (Not the best picture of me). After you finish they give you a medal, for participating, and a bottle of water. The "cape" that I'm wearing is used to warm you up and to get the heat going inside of you. I definitely think I'm going to continue running. Next time I'm going to do more training. Now, I can not wait for my trip to the Hershey Spa. That was part of the agreement between Jimmy and I. I'm hoping Jenny can go and enjoy the experience with me.