Wine & Dine!

This was the half marathon I've ran with my dad. It was a great feeling, he has completed more than I have, but this was the first one that we have ran together. I had my dad, his friend Darryl, my friends Ben, Matt and Chris, and a few other people I knew from work on the course and working the event and on the course. It was also my first night race! The Wine & Dine half marathon started at 10 PM! I was unsure how to fuel myself throughout the day for the night race, but actually I did a better this race than I have for previous races because I felt fine throughout the entire race and after. I ate a bagel with almond butter and granola fro breakfast, a pita with some chicken and hummus for lunch and another bagel and almond butter for dinner. I ate a access bar 30 minutes before I ran and felt great. I started in corral A and the minute the fireworks went off I was ready! 

The weather was absolutely perfect. I haven't felt weather like that since moving to Florida. I couldn't have asked for better race weather! The miles flew by, and I barely looked at my watch. I loved running through Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. It was a great feeling to know my dad and friends were in the race as well. I beat my last half marathon time by 6 seconds, and I was really happy about it. After I crossed the finish line I was able to go to my car and change and freshen up a bit before my dad and everyone finished. When everyone crossed we all went to the after party in Epcot- we walked right onto Soarin' one of our favorite rides, and then walked around the countries. I didn't feel like eating, but it was still fun to walk around Epcot at such a late hour. I didn't go to sleep until 4 AM on Saturday, and was exhausted on Sunday, but it was definitely a race I will always remember. 

I am considering running the full marathon in January. I took Sunday, Monday and Tuesday off running, but am ready to go again tomorrow. My legs were a little sore, but other than that I felt fine!