2013 ING Miami half marathon....

I wanted to do as many half marathons this year as I physically could so when I saw Miami I thought...road trip! I didn't have anyone to go with so I headed down by myself for some really good alone time in a hotel, those with kids know how awesome this is! I stayed down in South Beach so I'd be close to a shuttle to the start. I like Miami but if you're not on of the fabulous people you really don't get very good service. Not at the hotel, not at the restaurant, I'm definitely out of place there. While everyone else looks like they just got off the runway I am wearing running clothes, as usual. I stayed in a great hotel, but my fire alarm wouldn't stop beeping, and since I wasn't fabulous I couldn't get anyone to come up and fix it....so I took it off the ceiling. I was left with no choice! On race morning I had a few blocks to walk to catch a shuttle to the start and I was the only one not still out drinking, everyone I passed was still bar hopping. Crazy, it's 4:30am and everyone is still out partying! The start was super crowded and in an area that wasn't really meant for that size crowd. But, I'm still excited to be doing another half! The first half was awesome, great scenery running by the cruise ships and lots of beautiful homes. The second half wasn't as scenic but had good crowd support. I'm not sure that I'd do it again, at least not alone, but I was glad I could cross it off my list!