I DID IT!!

I finished the half marathon!!!! It was an awesome experience. I'm pretty sore tonight, but feeling good that I did it and it's over. Extra thanks to my friend Holly for coming from Wisconsin and for the encouragment toward the end when I was really hurting! I couldn't have done it without her! We started at 7:10 am and it was pretty chilly, at least for Texas! We were glad we didn't over dress though because by mile 2 we were plenty warmed up. It was an amazing sight to be with 17,000 runners. For about 5 miles we just weaved in and out of people. I felt great until mile 9 and then we turned and headed into the wind. It was cooler and my legs were really tight. I didn't want to stop and stretch because I wasn't sure I'd start up again. I walked a couple of times, but kept on going. It was super awesome to see the finish line! My final time was 2:24:30. My goal was 2:30, so that feels really good. Here are a few pictures of the end of the race and after!

Almost at the finish line!




Pushing on toward the end!



We were happy to get our food!