That’s how long it took me to complete my first (half) marathon, 13.1 miles. I missed my goal by 3 1/2 minutes, but, given that I was battling a cold all week, I’ll take it. The race was fun till about mile 8, while running through Kingston Row, when suddenly the pace of my breath began to quicken and I knew that the rest would be a real battle. I managed to keep up with the 2-hour pace runner till about mile 10 and then began to fall behind. Oh well, maybe next time.
I came in 1481st place–just a few placings out of the big money (laugh). 985 men and 495 women crossed the finish line before I did. Lest you think that puts me at the back of the pack, there were 3812 people participating in the race.
Here I am showing off the new hardware I can add to the trophy case.
Way to go Lowell! I’m impressed. As soon as we got home Sunday night I checked out the results to find your time – so glad you were able to run despite your cold.