Never Again

Those folks are nutso.

First I got passed by a fit dude in a Peter Pan costume....moderately frustrating but acceptable.  He was probably a regular runner, dressed in costume.

THEN I got passed by a larger Peter Pan dude.  Slightly humiliating but I was happy to have made it 7 miles in the run so I took it in stride.

But finally, in the last mile, while I was walking and just happy to finish...I got passed by a peter pan dude who was so big that one would think he had no business running a half marathon.  And yet, here I was, NOT in costume, mind you, walking my last mile. 

I was humbled to say the least. 

I was also passed by a dude in full Jedi regalia, complete with robe and light saber, a fully costumed alice and white rabbit (I'm talking - baseball mascot costume style), a couple Maleficents, a Donald Duck and about 101 dalmations....friggin' ridiculious.

BUT!  I finished.  In 5075th place, but I finished.  Here's a link to my time. Thanks to MarathonFoto.com for providing proof that I was there.  The picture even says "Proof" - haha!

Soooo....that happened.  I will not be signing up for this next year.  My darling sister ran with me though and finished way ahead of me, like a rockstar.  I'll leave the distance running to her.