OK, I think I'm actually starting to enjoy this running craziness...

WE DID IT!! ALL OF US!!

16km from Geneva to Hermance and in less than 1h30mins. I wouldn't have believed it except that both Sim and Will had those fancy devices that calculate your speed, distance, etc.

The runners (Corina, Simone, Will, Marie, Scotti and I) were accompanied on bikes by our ever-faithful cheerleading team (Sylvie, Carlos, Hakan, Alison and little Charlotte), who provided us with the necessary bananas and fluids to keep us going.

Sim had a cold, so special mention for her. And Scotti and Corina, who charged ahead - wow!

As for me, it actually felt pretty good. I'd been dreading this day but again, I guess the regular training and the "altitude training" has done the trick. I don't suffer during the first 5km anymore... it kind of all feels the same, all the way through. Well, the hills engendered the usual groans, and those last 3 kms did feel A LOT longer but all in all, I imagined finishing this half marathon without stopping for the first time.

I even found myself grinning at the thought of May 9. Yes, I admit it! I'm actually looking forward to it!! I thought I'd never see the day.

NEXT STEP: stop running like a duck ;-) Someone, I think it was Will, had the guts to let me know that my "technique" was a little odd and that I tend to splay my feet out when I run - and looking at the video footage, it's pretty bad *winces*

I have to get some grace back into these feet, or I won't run out of embarrassment!!