Carrie's Half Marathon

Carrie signed up for Lincoln's half-marathon (13.1 miles for you non-runners, like me) back in December. She wasn't planning to run it, though, because of a hip injury earned while working out so much in March. But, by the week of the run, she decided that she'd try it - at least to earn the t-shirt.

Here she is at the starting line with Katie and Drew (good friends and neighbors for those new to the blog). We took this just as a thunderstorm passed. The day before was 94 degrees, but May 6 turned out to be gorgeous.

Rece and I went home for a bit after the drop-off. We missed Carrie running by at mile 8 because Rece had fallen asleep and was gawking at the spectators. We raced another mile down the course and got out to cheer on Carrie and snap a quick picture.

Of course, in the chaos of trying to find and pick up Carrie after the race, I totally forgot to take a picutre. I am so proud and amazed that Carrie finished the race. And, I felt like a real slacker the next few days as Carrie, Drew and Katie all nursed themselves back to health. None of them were interested in how the early morning drop-off really messed up my sleep schedule for a couple of days. Go figure.