Sunday, October 4, 2009

Oktoberfest 1/2 marathon

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Yesterday October 3rd was the 5Th annual Leavenworth 1/2 marathon.
This great group below works at the hospital and was doing the marathon relay.

Me and Julee at the start, last year this was our first 1/2 marathon ever. We had so much fun, I think it will be an annual thing for us!

At this point it had warmed up from 32 degrees when we checked in and was now 44 degrees! My sister in law, Christa (on the left) ran her first 1/2....I think she is hooked!

At hour and 55 minutes later, we are still smiling! We truly enjoyed this race, the course is not a fast one (you end up on a trail for 3 miles, and it starts with a 2 mile hill), so we took in the scenery and chit chatted the entire way!

We love our swag! This year since it was the 5Th year they did hooded sweatshirts, so cute! Our friend Erin (in the middle) this was her first 1/2 and her birthday!

3 comments:

Sara D. said...

What a great day! After it warmed up that is. :-) Next year I think we are all going to do the half. It is such a nice course and the atmosphere of this race can't be beat.

Jenni said...

You really should. I love it! And if you run it with friends and just enjoy it, even better!

West Coast Scribe said...

Way to go Jenni!!! That's awesome. Cute sweatshirt, too. When are you in SF? I'm sure it will be a quick trip but feel free to email at janiemccauley@hotmail.com or call me at 415-577-5625 if you have a spare minute or need restaurant recommendations.
Hugs!
Janie