Half Marathon

Sunday, July 4th 2010

It's 5am and the alarm is sounding! Did I mention it's Sunday morning on a holiday weekend? Yep, D and I are being swooped up by his friend to head out of town for a half-marathon race at 5:30am. I'm not running in it, but D and his buddy are. I'm just going as a spectator & supporter.

And I had so much fun! We were out in the country, there was a live band playing music, a barn full of fresh produce for purchase, a gift shop, and fresh strawberry shortcake. It's quite nice to be up so early on a summer morning, feeling the fresh warm air and listening to the chirping birds. I walked around the start/finish line where all of this activity was for 2 hours and never once felt bored. I meant to lay my blanket out and read a book, but I ran out of time just meandering around!

D sent me a message when he was at mile 11 (yes, he carried his phone with him- for musical purposes mainly) so I made my way to the finish line and waited. As I spotted him down the road, I had the camera ready and started cheering loudly. 2 hours, 9 seconds was his final time. Over 2 hours of running! Nice job D!

Peace :)