One Step at a Time: Well, at least my knees are still here!

This past weekend was the big weekend! We finally ran our half marathon! It was me, Geoff, Margaret, Katie Sepanski, the Kimball's and my my mom. We all finished which was an accomplishment and Geoff and I ran the whole time! I didn't care if I ran fast (we finished in 2 hours and 30 minutes on the dot!) but I just wanted to keep a running motion going. I'm not really sure if it could be considered running since we "ran" next to a speed walker for quite a bit...I was especially proud of Geoff and my mom. This was the first time Geoff had ever run a race in his life and this is not an easy one to start off with! He did great! My mom had run a half marathon before but it was when she was in her twenties and now she's in her fifties...a bit of an age difference. She ran the whole thing too which is great (slow and steady finishes the race, that's what we kept telling ourselves)! I hope I can be that energetic at her age! Marge was the fastest of the group and finished under two hours, and she always tells me that she's a slow runner!

Geoff's parents drove us down and back which was great because I don't think we could have gotten back safely on our own. We were pooped! And since the came we went to Williamsburg and then they came over to our house for dinner. It was kind of cool that they got to see where I'm from, I always love showing it off! Margaret's dad also flew in and was able to see her run and drive her!

I was in a lot of pain afterwards and my knees and ankles were killing. I never noticed how many steps there are in the world until I had to walk up and down them. The next day I was pretty sore but now I am feeling great! We're thinking about signing up for another one in September. Pretty soon we'll be Grade A runners!!