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| Waiting for the starter's pistol--well, the starter's airhorn |
Yesterday, my sister, our friend Milinda and I finished our first ever half-marathon. That's 13.1 miles. Maybe not a lot for some people, but it seemed like a lot to us.
A few months ago, (when I had this insane idea) none of us could have anticipated that a few hours after crossing the starting line with 32,000 others, we would sprint across the finish line of the San Antonio Rock 'n Roll half-marathon. Full disclosure and an overdeveloped sense of honesty require me to say that, while we did indeed speed across the finish line, we in fact walked the other 13.05 miles.
No matter, because between us we are over 150 years old and after walking a collective 40 miles, we were smiling like schoolgirls. Still are.
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12 comments:
Hey, we looked great! So much fun. Thanks for talking me into it. Ready to go again?
Love you girls. Chip off the old block!
Mother adds her cograts and says you all look so GREAT
I doesn't matter if you walked or ran, yoz crossed the finish line and that's great.
Very inspiring! ALMOST makes me want to do another marathon :)
Nice finish line photo. Hey I'm with you - half marathon is an accomplishment, indeed!
I'd only go that far if someone was chasing me. *laugh*
Kudos!
Way to go!
You really were "on the run" - at least at the end!
Congratulations! You make work look like fun!
Thanks, everyone! It is even more fun now that it is 48 hours behind me!
Hey, there is no shame in walking. You still walked 13.05 MILES! Congrats!
That is great! A half marathon is my next goal. Just need the timing to work out during my travels :-)
Congratulations and way to go! Now if I can just drag my butt off to run a mile, that'd be my milestone!
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