Dan's sister, Katy, flew from Brookfield, WI to Dallas on Thursday 3/24 to run the half marathon with me. Thursday night we had an amazing dinner at Suze. For dessert we had a strawberry rhubarb shortcake with a biscuit. Then we watched part of the WI basketball game.
Friday, Katy took naps and hung out by the pool while I was at work. When I got done we went to the Health and Fitness Expo to get our race number, timing tag, T-shirt, and bag. We also got a few freebies and ate a bunch of samples of energy bars, gels, and drinks. We went to the Iron Cactus Mexican Grill and Margarita Bar for margaritas, appetizers, beer, and dinner. The Ahi Tuna Ceviche was deeeelish! Then we watched a movie and Katy pretty much slept through the whole thing.
Saturday we went for a short (2.5 mile) run. It was hot and we were kind of dying and both wondering how in the world we were going to run 13.1 miles the next day. I took Katy to Central Market, the coolest grocery store 
ever, where we got ingredients for our amazing dinner for later. I also made her taste-test the dreamsicle weight-gain drink. It was really tasty, but we both decided that we didn't need the extra calories. In the afternoon we went to the Dallas Arboretum to 
see the Dallas Blooms. Lots of pretty tulips and other flowers! So purty. For dinner we had homemade spaghetti with chicken-feta meatballs and a blend of vegetables with jalapeno-cheddar cornbread rolls. YUM. We had to fuel up for the race!
Saturday we went for a short (2.5 mile) run. It was hot and we were kind of dying and both wondering how in the world we were going to run 13.1 miles the next day. I took Katy to Central Market, the coolest grocery store 
ever, where we got ingredients for our amazing dinner for later. I also made her taste-test the dreamsicle weight-gain drink. It was really tasty, but we both decided that we didn't need the extra calories. In the afternoon we went to the Dallas Arboretum to 
see the Dallas Blooms. Lots of pretty tulips and other flowers! So purty. For dinner we had homemade spaghetti with chicken-feta meatballs and a blend of vegetables with jalapeno-cheddar cornbread rolls. YUM. We had to fuel up for the race! Sunday was the BIG day. I was scared we were going to miss the start of 
the race because of traffic, but we made it! As we crossed the start line we saw the Dallas Cowboy's Cheerleaders cheer us on. There were over 15,000 runners! I was so nervous. It was perfect running weather-50 degrees and cloudy, a big difference from the day before which was 85. The 13.1 mile course was neat, it started in downtown Dallas and we ran right over the spot where JFK was shot, then through Highland Park (big mansion houses), and ended in Fair Park. There was a band at almost every mile marker to keep us motivated. Katy's cousins were there to cheer us on, they had a sign and we got some high fives :) I felt
really good during the whole race, I have the weather and Katy to thank for that. My goal was to finish and I did! My time was 2:37:25--I'll take it for my first half marathon! Once we were done it was freezing cold. It was so cold we both turned down beer and didn't stay to watch the Bret Michaels concert. It took a good hour to leave Fair Park and we were both VERY sore. We went home to freshen up then went to P.F. Chang's for lunch because we got a discount for being in the race. We took it easy the rest of the day. Katy had a 6:00 am flight on Monday.
the race because of traffic, but we made it! As we crossed the start line we saw the Dallas Cowboy's Cheerleaders cheer us on. There were over 15,000 runners! I was so nervous. It was perfect running weather-50 degrees and cloudy, a big difference from the day before which was 85. The 13.1 mile course was neat, it started in downtown Dallas and we ran right over the spot where JFK was shot, then through Highland Park (big mansion houses), and ended in Fair Park. There was a band at almost every mile marker to keep us motivated. Katy's cousins were there to cheer us on, they had a sign and we got some high fives :) I felt
really good during the whole race, I have the weather and Katy to thank for that. My goal was to finish and I did! My time was 2:37:25--I'll take it for my first half marathon! Once we were done it was freezing cold. It was so cold we both turned down beer and didn't stay to watch the Bret Michaels concert. It took a good hour to leave Fair Park and we were both VERY sore. We went home to freshen up then went to P.F. Chang's for lunch because we got a discount for being in the race. We took it easy the rest of the day. Katy had a 6:00 am flight on Monday. Thanks for running with me Katy!!
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