Coeur d'Alene

The months of training all led up to this weekend, with a guaranteed PB (personal best) for Tracy and the hope for one for me.  The weather didn't look great on the drive down to Coeur d'Alene, or the day before, but thankfully the rain held out on Sunday, and aside from a bit of wind off of the lake, a perfect day for running.  Tracy finished in 2:08:19, which beat her goal for the day, but I don't think that she beat the secret goal in her head.  But she looked strong whenever I saw her, and a little less talk between her and Tara about the cute shops they were passing might have got her to her goal.  I'm happy to say that I also PBed with a 1:38:04 (5 freaking seconds and I could have said 1:37).  Thanks a lot to "Blue-Shirt Guys" who kept me motivated the last 3 miles and to Travis for the head nod at the finish line (enthusiasm dude, enthusiasm!)  Congratulations going out to Tara for finishing her first half with us this weekend, and to Nardine for finishing her first in Ottawa this weekend as well.  Well done all!
So the weekend is over, the race is done, and now we are left looking for another.  What's next?  Cactus Coulee Crawl Relay this weekend (I think) and then the Chinook Olympic Triathlon for me (mid-June), Tracy's keeping everyone guessing but she didn't say no to another half!