AMSTERDAM half-marathon

the finish - near the olympic stadium in amsterdam

the best kind of hug!

ever wonder what people do while they wait around for someone to finish a race? :)

getting hugs and a "go mommy" shout just before the start of the Amsterdam half-marathon

according to graham - i finished in 1st place (he even told his teacher at school today). i actually finished in 1 hour 48 minutes ... placed 427 in the women's category and placed 3532/10436. i was very happy with my time.... i really wanted to finish in about 2 hours....i'll be honest - my dream goal was to finish in 1 hour 45 minutes. i came really close to that goal.

i am so thankful for my ipod during the race.... not only for the music but the fact that my nike+ kept track of the miles for me. the course was marked in kilometers.... but i'm so used to tracking my pace in miles.... that i really would have been in trouble for my pace if my nike+ did not keep track of me in miles... somehow - i was a bit off at the end though... i thought i had 1 mile to go when i looked up and saw the sign "1Km to finish" ... fortunately it was a nice surprise! i was closer to the finish than i thought!

i had so much fun - i registered for the Berlin (september) 2011 FULL MARATHON this morning!