1/2 Marathon...Wahoo!!

I am proud to say that Dan and I completed our first 1/2 marathon on Saturday! It was actually really fun and we enjoyed everything about the race. We have been training for it since early November, with good weeks and bad weeks mixed in there. There were points during the last few months where I was ready to hang it up and say forget it, but man, I am so glad that I didn't. Thanks Dan!!
I digress...The race was really well organized and had a record number of participants this year (384, I think). It was here in Starkville and the weather could not have been nicer. The course was long and there was a KILLER hill near the end. But thankfully, the wind was at our backs and the sun was shining, so it was tolerable. And afterwards, there was even a post-party at Rick's! Wow, haven't been there in a while! :)
Nobody in our group won any awards, but I think we all got exactly what we wanted out of the day! It is such a great sense of accomplishment just to finish...regardless of how long it takes or how pretty it is. At the end of the day...we had done it!
And now that we have done it, I am a lot less intimidated at the thought of doing it again...waaaaayyy down the road, that is. :)
Pre-Race

Clay ran the relay portion(the second 6.55 miles) with me and our combined relay time was 1:58. Not too shabby! I am so thankful that Clay was willing to run the relay. It took just enough pressure off and allowed me to actually run the whole thing without freaking out about it! :)


Jabo ran the race with an impressive 2:02 time! He is a machine!! It was sooo much fun training and running this race with him!


And here is Dan's and my finish! We finished around 2:19. Dan is the BEST coach and motivator!! There is absolutely NO WAY I could have done it without him or would have wanted to! And who would have thought Dan would EVER volunteer to run a 1/2 marathon? He must love me a lot! :)


(Sorry for random chick in the foreground...should have done a little more cropping.)

All the runners post-race:

Gigi, Danielle, and Michelle were soooo sweet to stay with the boys during the race and were at the finish line cheering us on!! We had the best cheering group out there!


And because I can't resist posting pictures of my lil cuties, here are some other pictures from the weekend:


Dan and Jabo took Will to Mossy Oak outlet and the Oktibeha County co-op on Friday and came home with these matching jackets for the boys! Will is all about his huntin' jacket, just like Daddy's. I think these boys might fall in love with hunting at an early age. Lord help me! :) (I really do love the jackets, Jabo! Thanks!)