Good Job, Mike!

His goal was to finish under 2 hours, which he accomplished (official time: 1h 57min 06sec - that's less than 9min/mile!) despite some very challenging hills towards the end of the course.

I wasn't able to go with him to cheer him over the finish line but he said he's never been a participant in something so huge before. There were 7500 half-marathon participants, plus over 2000 full marathon runners. They also had a 5k and a fun run. I'm not sure if they ever released a number but they were also expecting 25,000 spectators.

Next up - he plans to run a full marathon in the spring.

I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me. -Wilma Rudolph