13.1

Yup. John and I did it! We ran the OC half marathon AND finished it!  It took us over 2.5 hours but we finished! Praise the Lord!

My family (including the bff's family) was cheering us on as John and I crossed the finish line hand in hand. I'm pretty sure my sisters doubted that I could finish and man, that sure did make me run harder!

I don't know if I'll ever run another one; the bff wants to run the Long Beach half together and I don't know if I can do it again. My poor lil knees are still achey!

I didn't even think about putting running a half marathon on my bucket list, but I guess now I'll just add it then cross it right off!

spectacular sunday

John signed us up for a half marathon. Worst idea ever. EVER. Running is not fun and my feet and knees hate me. Big time. But I did hit a huge milestone this Sunday.  I ran 8 miles! YES! 8! By far the most I have ever run in my entire life.

 

Our "long" runs are on the weekends and after every long run, we go and get the most refreshing drink ever - Lemonade's watermelon lemonade.  But on Sunday, we got back from our run and as I was stretching, we caught the tail end of Anthony Bourdain's new show on CNN. He was in Koreatown and he was having soon tofu and we had to have Korean food! I'd take salty, spicy Korean food over a refreshing lemonade any day!

2 more weeks left.  I'm scurred!

he did it... again!

My Johnny has completed his second half marathon! So proud of him for trekking on, even with a messed up knee. 

He was running with a few of his co-workers so he left the house before the sun came up and I headed out on my own a few hours later. I got there and just waited near the finish line.

Good thing I got there when I did! I called him to see where he was and he was less than a mile from the finish line! I stood at the gate for a few minutes when I spotted him!!! I was so excited I just started snapping pictures but when I uploaded onto my computer, NONE of the pictures I took have him in it. This is the best I got...
 

C'MON, man in the vest, get out of the way...

Poor guy in so much pain...

So proud of him! And he even personalized his running bib again with our wedding date. So romantical, that guy.

And last but not least, a side by side photo of Johnny last year with sweat in his eyes, and this year's photo with sweat in his eyes. Look at how much weight he's lost!  What a skinny minnie!  My stud muffin. ;)

half marathon champions!

Yup! Champions! Anyone that can run 13.1 miles is a champion in my book! My brother-in-law, little sister, and husband ran (and finished) the Long Beach half-marathon. I am so proud of them! I am also proud of my older sister and me. Standing around and waiting to see these runners is major hard work!

Saturday, I tagged along as the sister and the husband went to pick up their running bib and other goodies.

I wanted to fit in with all the runners, so I wore my bro in law's bag like it was my own. Totally being a poser.

Sunday - The day started early for the runners. John got up super early to get ready, drink his coffee, and eat enough, part of his running regiment. The 3 of them left super early and my older sister and I slept in and left a few hours after them. The next time we saw them was at the finish line!

I stood by the fence for over an hour looking for John and Jenny. It was so much fun to people watch, the time flew by! I even got to see my high school buddy run to the finish line! When I did see John and Jenny, I was so excited, the only picture I got was a lame unfocused picture.

But if you zoom in, you can see the awesome-ness of this picture. Jenny looks angry and John looks like a dinosaur with his hands out like that! ... and I have no idea who the lady was.

THE CHAMPIONS!!!!! So proud of them.

Esther unni and I are super supportive and proud older sisters. Even if we were texting and calling Jenny the entire time to hurry and hustle to the finish line!

The Carriers.

So proud of my hubby!!!!!! I watched as he committed to training for the past few months and going out for crazy runs, watching what he was eating, and shedding a few pounds. I think I was more excited for the race day than he was!

Under his running number, you can see 4102010. He personalized his running bib with our wedding anniversary! I was so surprised and so was he! Because he registered for the race months ago, he had forgotten that he personalized his bib so he was sitting there saying, "Man, I wish I had personalized my bib." But he did! Gah! I love him. :)

We celebrated the champions with a huge Korean feast for lunch! After a quick nap, we headed off to an evening service at Pacific Crossroads Church. For dinner, John decided he wanted In-n-Out. A TRIPLE MEAT burger (BUT, with no cheese). Insane. I guess after running 13.1 miles, he deserves a crazy burger!

Phew! Off to bed I go now. So tired. Walking the mile from the race course to the car wiped me out! :) Good night!