Top 10 Reasons I loved running the Half Marathon...

10. I got to run in the same race as an Olympic Gold Medalist (Joan Benoit Samuelson - 1984 Womens' Olympic Marathon)

9. Choice of chocolate gel packs with or without caffeine (of course, I picked with ...)

8. Good Excuse to buy new sneakers



7. You can make a new friend that you'll run next to for 3 hours (or so...)

6. Port-o-Potties



5. You can eat all you want after the race and not feel guilty about any of it (if you can stomach it).



4. Live Bands *including the crooner dressed up in a suit holding my hand for a few yards...

3. All the free stuff at the expos (gel paks, bars, rice, massages, puppets, drink samples (sports drinks) ).

2. All the scenery and fresh air...

And finally....

1. That awesome feeling you get when you cross the finish line that YOU DID IT!