done.

one more thing to cross of the bucket list.  i completed the country music half marathon.  i was prepared for a lot of emotions to surface and into the ugly cry, but i think i had sweated all the tears out.  i did it, i have the tshirt and metal to prove it.  

it is over.  i had ran 267 miles to get ready for this thing and that fella down there still beat me!

this is how fast he was...now you see him. 

(it was a unseasonably warm day and he ran the whole marathon in a little over two hours.  riiiight.  that is just impressive!) 

now you don't...

now you see me....

and you still do..... and here apparently, i am offering tips on how to train, run and complete your first half marathon.  be quiet, jessica.