Half Marathon Weekend

What a great weekend!  I admit I was crazy nervous but the whole weekend turned out great.  Julie and I got to the hotel in great time.  The Hyatt Place was nice and the room was huge and comfy.  We got our race packet with bib numbers and t-shirts, bought a couple sweatshirts as souvenirs at a small expo type event right in our hotel.  We got some sandwiches for lunch and relaxed for a little while.  We then drove around to find where the run was in the morning.  After a tasty dinner at Spaghetti Eddie's, we went back to the hotel to watch Princess Diaries 1 and 2 and get some sleep.
Race morning we woke up at 5:20am and were at the Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon starting line around 7:15am.  It was a chilly 52 degrees to start but warmed up quickly.  The race started and I felt great for a few miles, good for the next few miles and then wondered why in the world did I want to do a half marathon.  I slowed down a little (thanks to Julie for staying with me when she would have finished a long time ahead of me) and kept going to finish with a time of 3:06:59.  I got my medal and could not be happier!  I felt pretty icky after having some water and we just went back to the hotel.  After relaxing and a little napping we got dinner at Friendly's.  This is a huge treat because we love Friendly's but don't live close to any in NC.  Yummy dinner and great ice cream and now it was time for bed.  Yes, I was asleep before 9:00pm.
Slept late this morning and headed home.  I really want to thank Julie for everything this weekend. She calmed me down when I was crazy and ran/walked the whole time right next to me.  I couldn't have done it without her.

I don't know if there will be another half marathon in my future but this was a fun weekend!