I did it!!!!!

Half Marathon - DONE!

There has been a rather large smile on my face since crossing the finish line at the stairs of the Opera House yesterday morning.
What a blast! I was aiming to finish the 21.1km Half Marathon course around the 2hr mark so my finish time of 2hrs 3mins 34secs is absolutely fine with me!
I managed to snap a pic at the start of the race as we crossed the Harbour Bridge but then tucked my phone away again and got down to business.

The course is a spectacular one to run, with some awesome views and Sydney's weather yesterday was stunning which made the whole experience fabulous!
Thanks to my father in law who came along to see my sister in law and I at the finish line. He snapped some pics while he was there for memories sake but they are only just a taste of how awesome it was to be a part of the race.

I'll be back next year - I just have to decide if I will be lining up for the Half or the Full Marathon...

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to those gorgeous people who sponsored my run in support of my step daughter Felicity - You are STARS!!!!!!

So I guess I'm a runner...

Who would have thought I would actually call myself a runner? I would have laughed at the idea a few years ago!
If you told me that one day I would be waking up to my alarm clock at 4:30am on a winters morning, rolling out of bed, putting on tights, running jacket, gloves, headband, strapping my feet into 'racing' shoes then sliding my iPhone armstrap on with my Nike+ running app ready to count the KMS as I head out into the morning dark, I would have said something along the lines of "sorry, you must have the wrong girl".

But what do you know, this morning that is exactly what I did! Just like many, many, many mornings in the past few months as I train for my first half marathon in September to raise money for Running The Marathon Of Autism.... and I'm LOVING it!
This morning I ran the furthest I have ever done in one hit - 20.95kms!!! & felt great. It wasn't easy at all but with a bit if Bon Jovi blaring in my earphones I got through it and walked back in my front door with a HUGE smile on my face... bring on race day!!!

Now don't go telling anyone buuuuut I might just be toying with the idea that maybe, possibly, one day I could actually aim for a full marathon.... eeep!