A little after 9:30 this morning, Katie and I crossed the finish line of the 2007 Seattle Marathon (ahem, half-marathon). It was the best possible November morning in Seattle… the low 40’s and clear. It was beautiful, and I even wore my sunglasses for awhile!
I mentioned to Katie a little before we set our feet a-runnin’ that my dream would be to run it in under 2 hours. We decided we could at least try… and the pace of our first 6 miles fed that hope - 9 minute miles! Somewhere between 6 and 8 miles we lost a couple of minutes due to a pretty good series of hills, but we made up much of it by mile 10.
I know, just cut to the chase Jenny (haha, chase, like chasing the finish… haha…)! We finished in 2 hours and 52 seconds. That works out to a 9 minute 14 second mile (we were shooting for a 9 minute and 8 second mile). That’s not so bad! I keep sayin’ the .1 of the 13.1 is the hardest part of the run, and clearly it is. If it wasn’t for that .1, then we’d have made it right under the 2 hour mark. One tenth of a mile, *snicker* why is that so dog-gone important anyway…
I can’t forget Ellie! I need to give props to Ellie, Katie’s daughter… she finished in just over 1 hour and 46 minutes. Awesome job girl!
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CONGRATULATIONS JENNY!!
What an awesome time! That .1 is a killer. Next time right! You should try a flatter half marathon maybe! Rest, enjoy that awesome feeling of accomplishment! You should be so proud of yourself!
Lisa
Wow! Congrats! I am impressed and happy for you!
well done! Just thinking about running a half marathon makes me feel tired. So congrats for actually doing it!
Way to go! I just ran my first race last month (a 15K) and look forward to another.There’s just something about being surrounded by all those people suffering toward the same goal, huh? Keep it up, and enjoy some ice cream!
Hoo-RAY! Good running, girl.
CONGRATULATATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to go guys!!! Hear that cheering from far away? That's me screaming for the three of you all the way from Puerto Rico. hehehe
Absolutely incredible! Congratulations.
I can’t even run one mile.. -_-