Michelle,Lorraine, and me after the race.

Our clothes were completely drenched! We all had to change our clothes soon after the run because fear of hypothermia...yes, it really was that cold!

I did it!...and not even rain, snow, hail, or wind stopped me. Running 13.1 miles wasn't so bad but to have to do it in horrible weather was just plain ROUGH! My clothes were so drenched by the rain that I was having a hard time keeping my pants up (I know, too much info but I just want to give you an idea of how bad the weather was). I had to pin my pants up about mid race. Between the hail pelting my face and the cold and wet weather throughout the entire race, my body wanted to shut down. My arms constantly lost feeling and throughout the race I had to shake feeling back into them. I noticed I wasn't the only runner with that problem. My body never fully warmed up and I was cold the entire time. The weather really took a toll on my body at mile 10 but I pushed through it and I finished! 12 weeks of training finally paid off today and now I am in need of some serious recovery time:)