Marathon!

I ran a marathon!!

I wouldn't have done this without my running buddy, Amanda. You can read her more eloquent account of the race (with more pictures) here.

The course we chose was perfect. We ran on rolling hills through beautiful vineyards. My time was slower than I expected it to be, but I should have expected to be slow. We purposefully held ourselves back at the beginning, trying to save some energy for later in the race. However, my legs were too tired later in the race to speed up, so I just ran slowly the whole time.

It was a good experience, just LONG! I was so happy to see the finish line (but too tired to smile). I was very sore for a couple of days, but, now that my legs are working again, I'm so glad I did it!