Yesterday Mark and I ran our first half marathon. It started at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown VA, and looped through historic Antietam (which was beautiful) through Sharpsburg and then back to the university. It was an awesome experience for both of us. Weather was perfect, 50 degrees and drizzling. The scenery was amazing, it was neat to look at the mountains in the distance and the rolling green hills around us. Mark made it into the top 100, finishing 89th out of 786 runners, with a time of 1:45:39. I finished with a time of 2:07:23 (3 minutes faster than my goal time!) We both finished well into the top half of total runners, which was exciting. Being in an actual race was a cool experience because there are so many other people doing it with you, and the spirit of comradery (and casual competition), really added a fun element. All in all, we both had great runs and it was fun and exhilarating. We're planning on more racing in the future!
