Queen Bee Weekend

Oct 13,

This weekend Bella and I went back to Cincinnati for the Queen Bee Half Marathon. Actually I was supposed to go by myself, but we decided to take Bella with me to give her a break, since she hasn't really made friends just yet and she has been lonely. On Friday we got up at 4:30 am to take the 7:00 am flight, and had our whole day planned out. Unfortunately our flight was delayed by 3.5 hours, and that messed up our whole day. We didn't have time to see my parents first, I showed up at 2:00 pm for lunch with my friends, and I picked up my packet at the end of the day, 1 hour before they closed the expo.

Luckily, the rest of the weekend was just great. It was a great reminder for both of us of how it feels to "fit right in". I let Bella spend most of the time with her friends, and I stayed with an old friend of mine who was also running the race. It was the 10th anniversary of the race and I have done each one of them, so even though I didn't finish my training - due to travel and getting sick 2 weeks in a row - I knew I could cross the finish line one way or another. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, I had a bad cramp at mile 12 and had to walk across the finish line. Not the best, making it my worst time ever, but at least I finished and maintained my streak.

Before the weekend was over I also made a quick stop by our old house, by Coffee Emporium - our favorite coffee house - and Bella and I went to see my parents. And fortunately we experienced no delays on the flight back. We made it back on time to have a late dinner, go to bed, and start the week all over again the next day.