I finished!!!

This post is dedicated to my awesome time yesterday completing my first half marathon! I was really nervous because to be honest I didn't really train, at all. New Zealand the week before didn't help especially with the food that we were eating and little sleep we were getting. But after talking with my mom and some friends they were able to convince me it is mostly mental and I would do just fine!

Five of my friends were running so we had a pasta dinner the night before and were all in bed by 10pm because we needed to catch the bus into the city at 4:30 the next morning! The race started at 6:20 (so early!!) but it ended up being a good thing because by the time we finished it was getting hot!!

I had a couple of goals for the race
   1. Have fun
   2. Finish
   3. Don't walk
   4. Finish around 2 hours

I can happily say I completed all of those goals! My final time was 2 hours and 2 minutes! Next time I will get under 2 hours!

We had some awesome friends wake up early and come out to support us on the day! It was really great to see the support from my family here! I even had Gatorade delivered to me the night before!

Here are some photos from race day!

Finishing strong! 

So excited to see the finish line! 

Runners after our pancake breakfast! 

Dan, Malte, Joe, Maura, Me 

My legs were pretty sore Sunday night but today they are doing a lot better! Maja and I are getting massages later today which I am looking forward to!! 

Lots of love, 

Stephanie 

Back Safely from New Zealand!

Had a wonderful time traveling around the south island of New Zealand! I am now catching up and preparing for a presentation tomorrow in class but will update the blog soon with posts from the trip! Until then enjoy some of these photos from the trip!

So many sheep! 

View from our hostel in Te Anau 

Nature walk at Te Anau 

Somewhere along our long drive through the countryside

Group Photo 

Milford Sound

Girls Picture at Milford Sound 

Queenstown 

Queenstown 

Queenstown