Jackie and I were looking for a reason to wake up at 5am on a Saturday and run for two hours in the cold to make our knees ache. Cue the Dallas Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon. This was actually a pretty fun race. We started downtown at the Convention Center and ran 13 miles (22km) with about 20,000 of our closest friends. When we ran our marathon in Tofino last year, there were under 300 people, so the atmosphere was quite a bit different. The Rock 'n Roll Marathon lived up to its name, as checkpoints had stages set up with rock bands playing the runners on. I felt like the band at the end played "We are the Champions" specifically for us. It may have been for the guy running with barefeet wearing a kilt.
Though we could've trained a bit better, the run felt pretty good. Jackie got more than one comment from bystanders about how big her smile was when she ran past. Thankfully no one commented on the pained grimace-expression I had on my face.
Highlights:
- Pre-race meetup with the marathon seasoned Ray and spry rookie Emilie - both animators at ReelFx.
- Finishing under our goal time of 2 hours with a time of 1hr 54min.
- Afternoon nap.
Though we could've trained a bit better, the run felt pretty good. Jackie got more than one comment from bystanders about how big her smile was when she ran past. Thankfully no one commented on the pained grimace-expression I had on my face.
Highlights:
- Pre-race meetup with the marathon seasoned Ray and spry rookie Emilie - both animators at ReelFx.
- Finishing under our goal time of 2 hours with a time of 1hr 54min.
- Afternoon nap.