half marathon completed!

Hi All, I just wanted to let those of you who keep track know that I DID, in fact, survive the half marathon. My chip time ended up being 2 hr 23 min 27 sec and I finished in the top 39% of all entrants! There were over 18,000 people at the start, and it ended up being a beautiful day to run. It sure was a lot of fun. I wasn't as fast as I would have liked, but I ended up standing in line for a potty twice (had cramps and was afraid I'd need to have a BM). I was so thankful that there were potty stops along the race even though it turned out that I was too tense to use them. The post about plastics reminded me of one other thing. I did end up with sores under my breasts. I've got to take care of that loose skin and deflated boobs here pretty soon. I'm still not healed yet, and I'm very tired of getting sores there when the benefits of the running are so wonderful for me. So... it's time to start making plans to get that taken care of. I did have my hubby take pictures, so hopefully that will help. Take care all, and thank you for sharing in my accomplishments! Linn

Congratulations!!!!!!! What a fantastic accomplishment!!! Are you planning to do more marathons? A couple of people from the CA board went to Hawaii in December for a marathon there. They really enjoyed it. Mary

Thanks Mary. I'll probably do a few more half marathons before I look at doing a full. I'd just like to work on my speed some more so I'm not running for 5 hours doing a full marathon. Although I'm in pretty good shape, I know I'm capable of doing much better. It's just going to take some time and more intense training. My ultimate goal of all time would be to complete an ironman triathlon. It's going to be a few years before I'm able to do that, but the day will come when I'm ready for it. Linn

Congratulations, Linn! I am so in awe of you! You have really worked hard to be able to accomplish this. And to finish in the top 39% is very impressive! Keep up the good work. Wanda