Inaugural San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll 1/2 Marathon

About 6 months ago, I had a CRAZY idea. I heard about the 1st ever Rock 'n' Roll marathon to be held in San Antonio. I decided that I would enter the 1/2 marathon....13 miles seemed like plenty for me. I convinced Billy to enter with me....so began our training. BUT.....we really didn't start training seriously until about a month ago. Last night, I was really nervous. The farthest I had even run was 10 miles. It was going to be cold & I was afraid that we weren't ready....Billy said we were fine!! Easy for him to say....he has competed in a Sprint Triathlon!! He was used to this type of thing.

We left our house at 5:30 am this morning & drove to the AT&T center to catch a shuttle to the start line....IT WAS COLD!!!!! My teeth were chattering....

Of course, I had to go to the bathroom as soon as we got there.....

MeMe-this picture is for you. By 7 am, these port-a-pottys were out of toiletpaper. Note to self: next time, bring a package of kleenex!!

Waiting at the start line

We were in corral #28....this meant we actually didn't start until 8:30. The wait was terrible!!

At about 4 miles, I had to go to the bathroom AGAIN!!

Look!! I am smiling!!

Ok, this is about mile 12.....my smile isn't as big!!

I finished!! I never had to walk, only stopped once to go the bathroom, and I ran UP the last hill passing the people who were walking!!

We finished our 1st 1/2 marathon in 2 hours and 26 minutes. I thought this was great until I looked & saw that the top 10 people finished in like 1 hour and 5 minutes.

Thanks for running with me, honey!! It was way more fun with you setting my pace!!