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Sunday, June 26, 2011

13.1









Yesterday I had the priviledge of running the Seattle Rock'n'Roll half marathon. 13.1 miles along some of the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen: through a Seattle neighborhood, along the Puget Sound, across a stretch of freeway, down an offramp, and into Downtown Seattle.

Katie, Marcus, Elise, Mike and I headed to the starting line at 5:45 a.m. with about 26,000 other crazy people. I was relieved with how soon I heard the first band playing and saw the first mile marker. The people cheering along the sidelines were so encouraging, the bands were so fun, the race was super diverse, and the relief at the end was so great!

I don't know how many more of these races I have in me, but a big shout out for my family for talking me into this and for Chelsea, Nate and the kiddos who were there to congratulate us at the finish line.

4 comments:

Jessica said...

I am SO SO proud!! Also I miss you.If I make it through these last 3 days of school(and it's debatable @ times) we should play.Or you could come to my pool party tonight and we can play sooner...

Amber said...

congratulations T! that is an awesome accomplishment. good job!

Amie said...

Holy cow that's a huge race! But congrats on finishing! I can't wait until I can join you in a race (if you are up to doing more next summer). Hope you had such a fun vacation with your family.

mcbingham said...

Yeah T! You rock! I wish I could have been there to cheer you on (and perhaps run it with you)! Glad you had a fun time with the fam!

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