It's over!

So we did it! We survived a half marathon and it wasn't much of an ordeal...just the last three miles. L beat me by 35 seconds although it seemed much more than that. She zoomed out of sight as I ran out of gas. We ran together most of the way, enjoying the scenery--vineyards on either side of rural roads, horses in pastures running with us, hot air balloons in the distance. Very scenic. I gave some help adjusting a Garmin Forerunner to a tiny 70-ish woman while we waited for the start. Her Moeben sleeves should have warned me she was a REAL racer--she ended up beating me by five minutes! Her name is Imme Dyson and she is a nationally known uber age grouper. My chip time of 2:06:17 was pretty pathetic, but it won my age group, so I was happy and surprised. My winnings-- a bottle of wine, of course! Additionally, there were at least a dozen vineyards conducting wine tastings under tents at the finish. L and I found some very nice Zinfandel and Pinot Noir to guzzle under the warm California sun. Our trip also included some nice meals, a Segway tour of Sonoma wine country, horseback riding and visiting a few more wineries and a cheese factory. What a great time!