Dallas 1/2 Marathon

March 14, 2010 I ran 13.1 miles. Wow, even I'm impressed with that sentence. I've been running for awhile but the longest distance I've gone is 10 miles (Turkey Trot 2008). I decided that I'd like to do a 1/2 and a full marathon in my lifetime. So when Jill asked me last fall if I wanted to join her and Mitzi in the Dallas 1/2, I thought "sure". I wasn't great about training. I did my long runs every Sunday, but the weekdays were hit and miss.
So on a beautiful crisp morning in March, I joined 11,442 other people to run 13.1 miles. The race path was gorgeous. They went through neighborhoods with huge houses. The residents often stood and cheered us on. We ran by the Grassy Knoll, old historic hotels. There weren't too many hills (which was good).
Here's my metal for running. I did really well until mile 11. Then fatigue kicked in and I had to stop and walk several times. And the last mile seemed to take FOREVER. And all these well meaning people were saying, "you're there" and I couldn't see the finish line and it was all I could do not to get frustrated. But then it was over and I was so thrilled!! I snacked on PF Chang's, bagels, bananas.
Mitzi and I posed for a quick pic. I was exhausted at this moment and was trying to figure out how I could lay down! I'm so glad I did it. And my next race? Houston Marathon 2011.