The Highs and Lows of the 1/2 Marathon!

Your son giving you a big hug before you leave and telling you, "I hope you win Mom!"

Having your MP3 player sit in a cup of water 6 days before your 1/2 is devastating! Having to ask the guy behind you on the bus how to work the volume on the Ipod Nano you borrowed from your mom is embarrassing!

Finding your friends who came from NC to run the race in a crowd of 12,000 is pure pleasure and a miracle!

Having your parents drop everything to join you for a weekend in Orlando at the last minute to wrangle your children because your husband had to bail is a true blessing (and loads of fun).

Placing your hydration gum in your sports bra instead of purchasing a running belt is a huge mistake. By the time you need it at mile 9 the wrapper will have dissolved due to sweat and your boobs will be a gooey mess.

Apparently it is possible for a female to pee standing up. I had the distinct horror of watching a girl run to the side of the road, pull her shorts to the side and pee. I am not sure this is proper etiquette since there were port-a-johns everywhere and not to mention BUSHES!

Running smack into the back of a burly sweaty man who decided he needed to come to a complete stop in front of me when grabbing a cup of water at mile 4.

Feeling like you are going to soil your shorts between miles 8 and 11 is the WORST. There is no real options when this happens except to pray and breath through it!

Running through Animal Kingdom, Universal Studios and Epcot at night is absolutely incredible! You will not set any PRs taking the time to walk a bit in order to take in the beauty of Universal Studios main street but you will never regret doing so!

The sheer joy and excitement you feel when seeing the last mile marker...there is not much that can top it. Its almost the same feeling you get when watching your soldier walk up the green ramp back from deployment...almost!

People who walk the last mile to the finish line HAVE NO HEART! And if for some reason you do need to walk...GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THOSE STILL RUNNING!!!

Having your dad wait 2 1/2 hours in the car in the dead of night is a true act of love!

Puking your way to the car and skipping out of the free wine and cheese is pretty lame.

Waking up feeling accomplished and sore is the best! Driving the six hour drive home tired and sore with a pissy two year old is not!


1/2 Marathon Chip Time 2:27:13
Overall Place 2854 / 7275
Gender Place 1416 / 4598
Division Place 311 / 945
Age Grade 44.7%