The Lisk Family: Kiawah Half Marathon!

I have been trying to get into running since the beginning of 2009, since it is a more efficient workout than walking, which was my workout of choice before having children. In February 2009, I signed up for the Cooper River Bridge Run scheduled for April 2009 thinking that would motivate me, but I did not train as much as I should have and ended up having to walk a lot of the 6 mile course.

So, I don't know what I was thinking when in August I signed up for the Kaiwah HALF MARATHON scheduled for December 12, 2009!!! When people heard that I was signed up they would say, "I didn't know you were a runner," and my response would be, "I'm not!" But, 6 of my friends from Concord signed up and three of my high schools friends too, so I figured it would at least be a fun weekend away.

A month before the race I was getting very worried because the most I had run at one time was 5 miles. But, my friends and I started running together on Saturday mornings and suddenly it was a lot easier to run while talking with them!

December 12th came very quickly and was a cold, gray day down in Kiawah, but lucky for us the rain held off until after the race. My goal was to finish in under two and a half hours and my time was 2:23!! It was such a fun experience! So much fun, that we've talked about making it an annual event! And - I might even consider myself a runner!

Jessica and I ready to race!