The Running With the Cows Half Marathon pics are in, and boy did I have a good laugh. Of course I have to share…
The only photos of me were taken at approximately Mile 13 (just a minute or two left!) and at the finish line. I actually like this first pic (a rare thing) because my feet are actually wide apart, thus showing that I was actually running and not just quickstepping the damn race, PLUS I’m not even heel striking. And I appear to be snapping my fingers, like all the cool kids do.
I would love to be a curvy gal with an actual waist, but as you can tell by this pic, I am built like a tree trunk…
Those three people around me were trying desperately to hang…snap!
This next pic is perhaps more reflective of the agony that is Mile 13 in a half marathon, and I’ve included a nice caption so you can see what I was thinking (as well as the guy behind me)…
If you couldn’t guess, we ran a little further then turned left.
Let’s zoom in on my face…
I look like someone just farted, and I had no idea that that much of my right boob was hanging out. I am still snapping.
I’ve saved the best for last. I had a bit of a moment at the finish line where it hit me that I’d run three half marathons in five weeks, and I threw my arms out in oh so dramatic fashion.
This is how a princess crosses the finish line.
I can’t stop laughing at this picture. Hope you enjoy it too!
LOL, great pics! Were the farts part of your race plan to mess up those three people behind you? I hope for their sake it didn’t get in their mouths.
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If you’ll look closely at the finish pic, the guy that had been directly behind me had dropped waaaayyyyyy back! 🙂
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What did you eat!?! Remind me not to run behind you. 😉
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I did NOT do anything wrong! I just looked like someone around me had! 🙂
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Love the last picture! You should finish like that looking awesome after 3 halfs!
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It was like the finish line was meant for just me, right? 🙂
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You look great in these (well, maybe not the fart one). I’ve been wondering where my waist went too. I swear I used to have one. I hate being in my 40s.
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Exactly…and I can only tell myself that my husband still thinks I’m pretty so many times before it starts to wear thin! 🙂 I can’t even remember if I ever had a waist at this point, it’s been so long…
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🙂
If it makes you feel better, I think you’re gorgeous 🙂
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Well, aren’t you sweet? We forty-plus ladies have to have each other’s backs. You’re not so bad yourself, Ms. Judith!
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Intense face! I love it! I look a hot ridiculous mess in every race photo and I’ve seen too many of them so I just ignore them when I get the email. Do I sound jaded at all? LOL
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I always look terrible, but they’re just too funny to ignore! I am betting you look like a complete badass in all your photos…that’s just how you roll!
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Um no…you’re nice though. I like you. 😉
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Now there’s someone I would run behind in a race … Ok, maybe not behind but next to. Congrats on completing the trifecta!
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I would like to make it clear that I did not pass gas (and that I know I would be waaayyyy behind you in any race!) Hope you’re well…haven’t heard much from you lately!
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Great photos!!!! The first photo you look hard core! For some reason I tuck my thumbs under my fingers when I run – it’s weird.
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We would make a great running pair, wouldn’t we?
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Great pics! I officially need to remember to wear bright tops in races. Your pink shirt is so bright and cheerful. The finish line pic is great – both your expression and the farm machinery in the background 🙂
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Thanks! The machinery in the background is pretty fun, I agree!
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Love the photos! Do you always carry the drink bottle? I have one but usually use a hydration belt for longer distances.
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Thanks! I usually wear a Nathan fuel belt with two 10 oz. bottles, but one leaked during a race last month, so I bought the 20 oz. handheld that you see in the pic. I really like it…I filled it with Nuun. It also has a zipper pocket, and that’s where I kept my Honey Stingers!
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You look so much better then I do in a race, but that is probably true at other times too. 🙂 Congrats again on the 3 finishes and all the agony you managed to push through! I think that is an amazing thing. I’m still trying to get over my one half and that was like a month ago!!!
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Thanks, Tom! I think the last pic clearly showed my elation at being done with the series! 🙂
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Bahahaha love these photos!
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Ha! Thanks!
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You have the best damn race pics EVER. I absolutely love that last one. 🙂 Congrats again on finishing all these races! You are badass!
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I love a dramatic finish, apparently! 🙂
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Great job!
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Thank you!
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Haha! I love these race picture posts!
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