I re-read my post from last weekend’s half marathon; funny, it appears from my post that I was super focused and it was all about the running. I guess trying to reach personal running goals makes one take the event more seriously. Of course, I found many fun situations that day. Here are my top 10:
10. At packet pickup, one of the vendors had two really funny t-shirts: one had “Does this make my butt look fast?” on the back of the shirt near the hem and the other had “Not tonight Honey, I’ve got a long run in the morning.”
9. Since I started in Corral D, I got to see the elite runners warm up; they are a thing of beauty. Okay, actually they are stick people who run really fast, but to a runner that is beautiful.
8. Two women about my age (middle 40s) had their hair in braids/ponytails, were wearing crazy striped socks, cheer panties, and poof skirts that just hit the bottom of their cheeks. All I could think was, “I hope they used lots of Glide.”
7. I learned that if you pinch your cup you can run through the water/Gatorade stations and drink at the same time, without splashing water all over yourself.
6. I learned that if you run through the drink station someone will eventually dead stop in front of you. Oops. At least she didn’t fall over when I ran into her.
5. I met a super nice gal in the corral at the start. We talked about running stuff; that helped to kill the 20 minute wait until the race got underway. Last year, she said she ate two Big Macs before the Mini (she meant Egg McMuffins) and felt fine. I can’t believe that didn’t make her sick! I would have felt stuffed!
4. When I crossed the start line, the clock showed 2 minutes and 15 seconds instead of 45 minutes. Awesome!! I think I literally said “Wow” out loud as I crossed.
3. Free, ice-cold, chocolate milk after the race. Yum!
2. Free Subway sandwiches at the Indy Runners tent after the race! Double yum! I am so glad my husband and I are members, especially since it took us almost two hours to find each other.
1. And the number one best thing: Beating my personal record with an exhilarating run on a beautiful spring morning.
Better to Laugh 
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