After a couple of hours we headed back to Hampton to meet up with the rest of our party, The BB-DC girls, Jennifer and Melissa. Yay! We went over to the expo and decided it was time to go get a perfect dinner at Lone Star and I swear that meal was perfect. We then went back to the hotel for Managers Special!! Oh yeah...but being a smart girl, I only had my one beer because 13.1 is a lot longer than 3.1 and I don't think I could have finished a half marathon with 3 rum punches in my belly. Lol!
We all went back to our rooms and got everything ready to go for the race! It was still really nice to know we could sleep in and then walk out to the start line right before the race starts, so I actually had a very good night's sleep!
Now, I know this race was supposed to be my Do-Over Race (you can read about that here). However, I ended up hurting my foot about 5 weeks before this race and I took 3 weeks off. So my goal went from trying to beat my last half time of 2:33 to just finishing the race strong and NO PUKING this time (remember I was sick for last years Crawlin' Crab and couldn't drink the beer..).
Jen, Mel,Me, Jane, and Van before the start
Well, the race went well! I MADE myself run a 13 minute mile for the first 7 miles to where Van was waiting for me to help me through the last 6.
Van and I at mile 7 on the water.
So, I finished. While my time was not awesome, I actually enjoyed the whole race and GuEsS WhAT?? I got my beer after the race (actually Mel and I enjoyed a little too much beer)!
By the way, all the girls ran awesome! Melissa clocked in at 2:18 (pushing that stroller during all that training made her fly)! Jennifer knocked 10 minutes off her Nike time at 2:26! Jane clocked in at 2:26 also, and Van and I hit 2:54 which is the EXACT same time Ginger and I ran last year!
After the race and the party we got cleaned up and Jen suggested a hamburger joint called MooYa. OMGoodness- best hamburger, hands down! I do believe it is better than In and Out. Yes, I just said that!
We then continued to enjoy our girls weekend by seeing the movie "Gone Girl." I have read the book and the movie is just as good! I won't go into details but while reading the book and watching the movie I thought to myself, "Crazy"!!
I am so happy some of the DC ladies got to meet the Kansas ladies and a fun weekend was had by all. I love you, girls! Can't wait 'til next time!
I love you too! Thank you for making me do it because i had a blast. I am looking forward to next year as well!
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