Last May, my sister and I decided to run a half marathon before our 30th birthday. We chose to run the Wineglass Half based on reviews and location and I'm really glad we did. The race was this past weekend, and happened during the peak of fall leaf viewing in the Fingerlakes region. It was very scenic, well organized and a great course (ie. downhill!). Our cousins decided to join us, so we made a girls weekend out of it. We grew up spending a lot of time with these cousins, and are very close to them. Every time we get together we have a blast, and this weekend was no different.
I had big plans to train for this run and to be well prepared. I did really well through the summer, but early this fall fell off my training plan for a variety of reasons (Kevin's schedule, increasing my hours at work, rain, travel). I was a little worried about the race, but ended up beating my goal by a few minutes and beating my last half marathon time by almost 10 minutes. My official time was 2:10:31. All in all it was a very successful day. Everyone else beat their goals too, and my sister completed her very first half!
Taking the bus to the starting line:
At the start! It was
very cold in the morning, but once we got moving it ended up being perfect weather.
Waiting for Becca to cross
Finishing up strong - we were screaming very loudly for her, but she claims she could not hear us.
With our medals
Corning was really a beautiful town. I am hoping to make a family day trip down there sometime soon, including a trip to the glass museum.
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