We are back from San Antonio (I'm a week late getting this posted!) and along with the other 2 Half Marathons I have done, it will rank as one of the highlights of my life. It was all it was cracked up to be and I was definitely not disappointed.
We got in San Antonio on Friday evening and went to the Alamdome to pick up our race packets. They included our race bibs, our time chip which attaches to your shoe, a bag full of goodies and advertisements, and instructions for the race morning. We had fun walking around the expo and stopping at all the booths that are set up to cater to runners. There was tons to see and to buy - all the latest and coolest running gadgets and gear.
This is us - on the left my friend Angie from Abernathy, Stephanie from Plainview, me, Lela from Cotton Center, and on the right is Talana, a friend of Angie's from Dallas.
Race morning at 6:00 a.m.
We walked from our hotel to this shuttle pick up. There was no parking at the start line - and 25,000 people to transport there. We were kind of worried when we saw the lines, and the traffic jams as we rode on the bus. Lots of roads were shut down for the race course, so getting this many people to the starting location was an enormous feat! 
Me and Steph - Alamodome in background
At the race start - they had us assigned to a corral, based on our projected finish time. Each corral had 1000 people in it, and they staggered the start - 1.5 minutes between each corral start.
I was so pumped up and excited - some of the others were really nervous - I guess the more of these you run, the more you feel the excitement and are able to enjoy the experience rather than being nervous. It was a cold 38 degrees at start, and turned out to be PERFECT running weather. The morning couldn't have been better.
Aaaah, and then it was over. I beat my last time by almost 3 minutes, which really surprised me. I wasn't expecting to do too well, but that day was a great running day and I had all the energy in the world. I think the crowd and all the bands along the way got me movin' bigtime! The experience of a race like this makes it worth all the training.
We got in San Antonio on Friday evening and went to the Alamdome to pick up our race packets. They included our race bibs, our time chip which attaches to your shoe, a bag full of goodies and advertisements, and instructions for the race morning. We had fun walking around the expo and stopping at all the booths that are set up to cater to runners. There was tons to see and to buy - all the latest and coolest running gadgets and gear.
This is us - on the left my friend Angie from Abernathy, Stephanie from Plainview, me, Lela from Cotton Center, and on the right is Talana, a friend of Angie's from Dallas.Race morning at 6:00 a.m.We walked from our hotel to this shuttle pick up. There was no parking at the start line - and 25,000 people to transport there. We were kind of worried when we saw the lines, and the traffic jams as we rode on the bus. Lots of roads were shut down for the race course, so getting this many people to the starting location was an enormous feat! Me and Steph - Alamodome in backgroundAt the race start - they had us assigned to a corral, based on our projected finish time. Each corral had 1000 people in it, and they staggered the start - 1.5 minutes between each corral start.
I was so pumped up and excited - some of the others were really nervous - I guess the more of these you run, the more you feel the excitement and are able to enjoy the experience rather than being nervous. It was a cold 38 degrees at start, and turned out to be PERFECT running weather. The morning couldn't have been better.
Aaaah, and then it was over. I beat my last time by almost 3 minutes, which really surprised me. I wasn't expecting to do too well, but that day was a great running day and I had all the energy in the world. I think the crowd and all the bands along the way got me movin' bigtime! The experience of a race like this makes it worth all the training.
Congrats to Steph and Lela on their first Half Marathon!
My brother-in-law Israel was at the race, running the FULL MARATHON - 26.2 MILES! I got to see him finish, along wi th his buddy. This is Israel's 11th marathon. He is quite the runner.
It was such a great weekend - lots of time to relax and just be away without any responsibilities. We shopped, ate, watched chick-flicks, laughed, sat in the hottub, and ran! This is our last night - at the Riverwalk eating mexican food. The 2 other ladies you see in this picture are from Lubbock and Hale Center and are friends of some of the girls in our group. These 2 ladies walked the full marathon.
I look forward to another race, and hopefully I can recruit some of you who are reading this! If you have any interest at all - let me know!
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2 comments:
That's just awesome!!! I'm way impressed, as usual. I'm glad you had so much fun and such a good race.
I love all the pictures, they turned out great!
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