Veni Vidi Vici

We came, we saw, we conquered!

Alright people, that was incredible. We did so well, all of us.

Michelle - we kicked ass, it was awesome. If anyone wants to check their time they can go here.

One thing that occurred to me as I was finishing the race was that next time I really want to do it for time, not just to finish. I got the fever! Not cause I care about beating other people, but cause I really want to see how well I can do when I shoot for my BEST. It was funny, I totally pulled out a crazy long strided sprint at the end and I was hauling ass across the finish line. I passed two people too. Hahahaha - that was wrong, I practically pushed them out of the way... I just remembered that...

Running in a big race is tricky that way - making sure you don't run people over, getting through the walkers, avoiding getting run over. One of the annoying parts of the experience was the bathroom problem - between flying the day before and waking up so early, my body just kept having to pee constantly. The port-o-potties were way crowded and I waited a solid 10 minutes for the first one, and then over 5 minutes for the next 4. I NEVER have to pee that much. WTF?!? And because it was so cold, I think Tom's theory is right - we weren't really able to sweat all the excess fluid out the way we do here. I wonder if there are tips and tricks for this kind of thing. My chip time would have been almost 20 minutes FASTER if that hadn't been an issue. Hmmm.... Depends?

But live and learn. I want to continue to keep my running up to a 6 mile long run each weekend just to stay in shape, and then I think the next half marathon we should all do should be the San Jose Rock and Roll 1/2 Marathon next October!!! That's 10 months away and I know we can ALL do it.

And lastly, Lisa, sorry about not being able to get ahold of you before you left yesterday - I got a horrible case of food poisoning that I am still experiencing today. Let me tell you, flying and food poisoning is not a pleasant experience. I'm weak like a kitten today and am focusing on trying to take in some food for the first time in 24 hours. Apparently a LOT of people got diarrhea, at least from my informal auditory survey in Vegas' bathrooms yesterday. I think I should probably report it to someone, but regardless, it was great to see you and Rachel after the race and I'm sorry I wasn't feeling more up to hanging out and dancing! See you in 2 weeks though, WHEN YOU MOVE UP HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

Love to everybody and I'm looking forward to doing a training run in a couple of weekends on West Cliff with all of you. - AMY

PS - Ideas on the future of this blog? I was contemplating archiving all the Las Vegas 1/2 Marathon entries in one area, and then starting a new section - what do you all think? And what are your fitness goals coming up? Anybody else ready to start bikini madness?

PPS - Ok, maybe this is a little kooky, but how about we do this for 2008: http://www.eliteracing.com/heavy_medals.html Takers? Anyone? Everyone? C'mon, it'll be a blast!!!