Half Marathon

I remember when my roommate Sarah Jane went to Jerusalem last winter semester and she ran a half marathon- I remember thinking that she was crazy! I was in the middle of training for my first half and was thoroughly impressed! I thought it would be neat to do, but hadnt committed to it. Three weeks before the race when we were signing up, I ran for the first time since being here. We only ran two miles and it felt so good that I thought "why not do 11 more?" So having only run five times in the last two months I decided to make my sixth run count and run a half marathon. I'm so glad I did! The first 3/4 felt super good and the last few miles were rough (who plans the hardest hills for the very end??) but I loved every step! Running trough that beautiful city was great!

The lovely ladies who ran the half with me (I missed the memo about the cool shirts!)

People dressed up to cheer us on (Happy Late Purim?)

This lady ran the half-- I want to be that cool when I am old!

Yes, we look that good after running 13.1 miles :)
(It's hard to capture soreness in a picture....)

Anybody want to do the full with me in Jerusalem year? ;)