We left DC around 1 pm and headed to Philly....in time to make the expo and pick up my race bib and packet....
What we thought would be a speedy two or two and a half hour ride in...
turned into four hours...
that I was sure was never going to end....
Mark and I finally switched places and I walked to the Convention Center, where I was greeted by what my eyes had waited hours to see!
The expo was hopping with less than two hours to go...
I quickly and easily picked up my bib, but then got into this mongo line to get my tshirt and bag...I wasn't sure what was longer--the tshirt line or the traffic into the city. Thankfully, the line inside the Convention Center moved faster than the one outside!
I took a quick photo inside and went outside to meet up with Mark.
We happened to get a great deal on Expedia and stayed at the Omni right across from Independence Park. It was wonderful to stay there and in such an historic location! We quickly scoured our options for dinner and realized we should have made a reservation since of course, the rest of the runners wanted pasta too. We decided to order out at Maggiano's and what started as a 15-20 minute wait for dinner turned into nearly an hour. What a fiasco! 2o minutes in the restaurant called us (as we were about to enter the pick up door of course!) and they said it had been entered incorrectly and it would be another 30-35 minutes until our meal was ready....arg. But when we finally did get it, we had a yummy feast back in our hotel room. Mark and I discovered a new series: Wreck Chasers. We had no idea--a whole new lifestyle was revealed to us. We felt lucky to be watching it in the city that it was filmed!
The morning came quickly. I had a quick yogurt and we stopped for Starbucks. Mark drove me to the start line--well, about three blocks before it, which was outstanding!
It was near 40 degrees at the start, but it felt pretty great!
Mark took to the road, after dropping off the car, on his bike. His stakeout yielded some great shots!
And he even found me! :)
Again,
and again...
(and he found this guy dressed in a green one piece while waiting for me)....
and again...
and even again with this sneak shot from up above!
The best was when my #1 cheerleader found me at the finish line!
The half marathon was really good to me. I ran a 1:52...a PR by more than 5 minutes! I felt good and felt strong throughout. I think it was the combination of the weather, the rest the night before, and seeing Mark along the course.
Here he is! :) Go Mark the running cheerleader!
I really appreciate him being there!
Mark and I walked back to the hotel, enjoying the scenery along the way!
We had a great time in the city of Brotherly Love!
We showered and were on the road. Red Robin was calling to us, so we found one a half hour outside of Philly in Wilmington, DE.
Need I say more? So tasty!
THIS is a happy runner! :)
Race #23. Conquered!
| Bib | FName | LName | City | State | Country | Div | Age | Sex | ChipTime | ClockTime | Overall | SexPl | DivPl |  AgeGrade |
| 22112 | Amy | Trenkle | Washington | DC | FEMALES 34 TO 39 | 35 | F | 01:52:24 | 01:57:35 | 1608 | 636 | 80 | 59.3% |
My 10K split was 52:21.
My mile by mile splits were:
Mile 1 8:11.45
Mile 2 8:28.14
Mile 3 9:04.12
Mile 4 8:07.75
Mile 5 8:27.92
Mile 8 25.50.96
Mile 9 8:56.78
Mile 10 9:09.97
Mile 11 8:34.37
Mile 12 8:18.63
Mile 13 9:02.58
Mile .1 12.55
1:52.25.22
8395 Finishers - 3026 M / 5369 F
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