Here's one picture of my mom and I before the race. I don't have any after the race...just picture really red faces and soaking wet!
All the kids for their Kid's Marathon. They had much better weather and did a GREAT job! We are soooo proud of you guys!The Half Marathon...
My time was about 2 hrs. 7 mins.
Yes, it was miserable weather - MISERABLE!!!
We came down from our hotel room at 6:30AM to find the streets covered with snow! The air was filled with a mixture of freezing rain, snow and gusts of wind. So, as you can imagine, it was bitterly cold! I was starting to get a little nervous. We took a taxi to the Seattle Center and warmed up a little while the clock was ticking down to start time. Kim Cunningham and Olivia Dykes (along with her new fiance Shane :)) were there too.
7:30AM the gun went off! Once we were running, in spite of the rain and gust of wind, I internally warmed up. My feet were sopping wet right away. I could feel my toes squishing around.
The run went great. I really didn't feel like I was going to die. There were a TON of huge hills though. At mile 10 my mom told me to go ahead and run faster if I wanted because she was starting to feel yucky. So, I picked up my pace and finished strong. I'm happy to have it over!
Upon finishing the race, we were ushered into the Recovery Area. That's when it hit again how cold it actually was. At this point, we are soaked to the bone and it was so cold. Thankfully, they gave us space blankets. An item that I haven't been so razzed about since I was a kid and they were the "cool" thing. It really did help! My mom and I purchased some "vintage" t-shirts & sweatshirts for $2/piece so we could put dry clothes on (we were waiting for her friend, Jeannie, to finish). It was nice to get back to the hotel room to get dry, clean, and warm! I was chilled for the rest of the day though.
Today...I'm really sore and walking a bit slow, but my goal is accomplished!!! Yeah!!
Will I run a half marathon again? Maybe.
5 comments:
I am so proud of you!!! I was watching the news that morning and thought about you and was praying for some extra warm blood to run through your system!!!!!! I'm glad you finished and didn't freeze to death. I love the pictures too.
Congratulations Holly! You did it! You must be so proud of yourself!!! What a great feeling to have accomplished such a huge goal!!!
Congrats Holly! Wonderful to make your dreams and goals come to pass!
Great job Holly!!! I heard from Kim about the race and felt jealous. I wish I could have been out running with you guys! By the way, you are SO faithful to leave fun comments on our blog. I always look forward to checking out the comments that people leave us and am always blessed by yours. We still love you guys - even though we are so far away!
Way to go Holly and Holly's mom! I thought it was far enough when we ran w/ the kids at their marathon - ha! You are awesome!
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