My amazing friend Bonnie and I used to run a lot to keep in shape while our hubbies were off earning their MBA's. Bonnie always wanted to run a race to see what it was like. She attempted to run a half marathon I believe back when we were at Stanford, but she couldn't make it to the race when the day actually came because her Grandfather passed away and she had to go home for the funeral. Well, two more children later, she got back into running and decided that she was going to run that half marathon! That was last year in the Fall of 2010. She told me then that I was going to run the next one with her! I was hesitant, but thought that I would most likely regret not doing it with her! So, we signed ourselves up to run a half marathon in Charlotte, NC in April. The training began in December/January. I trained all by myself at my own pace. I think I got to a 9 or 10 minute mile and worked my way up to a long run of 11 miles 2 weeks prior to the race. Bonnie and her oldest, Elijah, flew out to Charlotte from Northwest Arkansas (where they now live) the Friday afternoon prior to the race on Saturday am. Julio flew in from India just to be there to take care of our kids (while I was running) and watch us do the race! He had to fly back out somewhere on Sunday night from Raleigh! The photo above was taken not long after the race was complete! Bonnie and I got times not far from eachother in the range of 2 hours, 6 minutes. Bonnie could have run faster, but she decide to run the race with me! It was great to run with her, to have my best friend there to motivate me and keep me going! Overall, our time was about a 9:45 minute mile. I have to say that it was an amazing experience that I will never forget! Thank you Bonnie, I love you!!
I am the runner in the black capri's with a white shirt tied around my waist with a white hat on. I am pretty much in the middle of the group of runners in this photo. This was a few paces behind the finish line!
Bonnie and Elijah out to brunch with us after the race!
Ayden and Elijah! These two six year olds became friends at 9 months old! :)
We all headed over to the Nascar museum to keep ourselves busy with the kids after brunch! Gabriel found a race car that looked like "The King" from Disney's "Cars" movie, which was his obsession at the time (April, 2011)! :)
Cheeeeese!
The whole group outside of our hotel before headed to the airport on Sunday! Bonnie and I also went out for a fun night of dinner and drinks on Saturday night (and Friday night!) but we neglected to take any photos. It was such an AWESOME weekend!!!
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