Tyler Half Marathon 10/10/10

What were you doing on 10/10/10? We were competing in a half marathon in Tyler, Texas......

Tyler is the rose capital of the nation and is about 3-4 hrs north east of Houston. We stayed 2 nights in this beautiful town which gave us some time to explore. We particularly loved our walk around the City Rose Garden with friends Elsie & Beverley followed by dinner with them at Ryan's Restaurant.

Quite a contingent from our Purple group also completed the event - Eunice, Donna, Elsie, Deb, Debra, Elizabeth & Anna and quite a few others from Houston Fit also made the trip - Hugh, Kirk, Rebecca, Gay, Felix, Patty, Beverley - some doing the full marathon, some doing the half. We enjoyed a pre-race dinner with them and were entertained with the 'Marilyn Monroe' version of happy birthday from Hugh Fred & D'Lisa celebrating Michael Barnes' 55th birthday.

This was our first event for the season and I was really happy with my time - especially considering the hilly terrain (I haven't walked a hill in some time!!!!) and it was also quite hot. John, Eunice, Elizabeth & I walked together for most of the race and we really appreciated the encouragement along the way from John - he certainly keeps us focused and moving. The route was particularly lovely - lots of tree lined streets giving us great shade. As always I was so impressed and motivated by our friend Elsie - she's 72 and completed the half marathon winning an award for her age group.

Our rose medals are fabulous - just love the bling!