This was an exciting one because I ran it with my brother and it was his first 1/2 marathon. And what a perfect 1/2 marathon – amazing course, lots of runners, great crowd support and the best medal.

First stop was the expo. It’s been a while since I ran a big, city race. I forgot how impressive the expos can be for this type of race.

Dinner was at a delicious vegan restaurant called Charley Was a Sinner. Highly recommend! Luckily, after a night of rain, we had decent weather for race morning. Big 1/2 marathon – I think there were about 15,000 people running the 1/2. Really well organized start and a great course through all the historic neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Cheering crowds lined almost the entire course. Loved some of the signs. And of course, it finished at the “Rocky steps”, so we had to get a picture at the top (we hobbled up – there are a lot of steps)! Post race we managed to find vegan cheesesteaks and I had a Cape May IPA in honor of the Boones.

24 down, 26 to go!