Suzanne's Half Marathon

Got your attention didn't I? Well I did not run a half marathon, I rollerbladed one and it was the MOST fun ever! I recruited two of my crazy friends, Andrea and Nicole and we committed to the race. I only practiced a few times...maybe 7 or 8. I was up to about 6 miles a "blade" and I never really got winded. I would even rollerblade the girls to the gym in their double stroller. They were totally strapped in of course and I only did that AFTER I was certain I could do so safely.

We had matching T-shirts and wore our regular blades, Andrea even sported the vintage 1996 blades. They ended up in a trash can behind a taco shop in Imperial Beach - don't ask!

The morning we showed up for the race ALL the other racers were wearing skinned jerseys with logos and speed skates, they looked NOTHING like us and we were a little concerned. It is a good thing that didn't stop us! We lined up at the starting line in Coronado and when the gun went off we exploded! We skated passed the kids with Jamey, we skated passed the Hotel Del, we skated the whole length of Silver Strand and ended up in Imperial Beach in record time! Since we had never rollerbladed a half marathon before, we figured our time was record time...with enough time to spare so we can beat ourselves next year of course!

It was an awesome day! The kids all believed we WON the race and the quiche and champagne at Nicole's brunch afterwards was enough to make us feel like medal winners!

Here's to next year!