Happy Monday morning! My second 1/2 marathon is officially in the books! I'm so thankful for my neighbor, Katie....we have been running partners off and on for the last three years. When one of us slows down on staying up with running the other one always seems to pick the other up. So, although we didn't get as much training time in as we did for our first half marathon, we were ready to go yesterday morning. Reminding ourselves that no matter our finish time, we were very blessed to be able to run the half marathon. Our first picture above is pre-race....6:30 am start time!
And here we are post race! We both did more walking than we'd like...miles 6 through 8 are almost straight up hill! I finished in 2 hours 28 minutes (10 minutes slower than my first)...but I'll definitely take it! It was super sunny and humid...thank goodness for lots of water stops and for a restful Sunday post race.
I also had a chance to play along with the CASE Study challenge this week. I absolutely love Aga's style and wanted to play. For the background pattern, I used the letter press images that Erin sent to me, added a simple sentiment and some resin flowers. Love the touch of color against the black and white. Check out Aga's gorgeous inspiration below.
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I'm super impressed as I see you are not suffering after your run....my post race photo would be me lying out on the floor!! Lol
Congrats on your time....go girl!
Gorgeous card, love the letterpress bkgd and pop of colouring the flowers :0)
Jenny x
I'm with Jenny - you look just as fresh in the second picture as you do in the first! LOL! Big congrats again to you, Lynn. You rock!
And your card rocks too. Love that letterpress look and the tiny pop of colour. Gorgeous!
Oh this looks great, must ink up those plates again-- and just had a look at Paper Crafts, congrats!!!!!
Congrats on the half marathon! Pretty card too!
Congrats Lynn! Isn't it a great feeling at the end of the race...such an exciting accomplishment! BTW, your card is beautiful, it's a great take on this CASE study!
Way to go, Lynn! Woo, hoo! Great job on your 1/2 marathon! And boy, oh boy is your card ever beautiful! LOVE that pretty background, and the added touch with the flowers is perfect! :)
Love the card - and yu both look great at the end of the race!!!!
You go, girl, on the 1/2 marathon! You'll be running a full in no time flat ;)! And your card is just beautiful! LOVE that elegant background!
Hooray for you, Lynn. You are my role model. You are amazlingly efficient of getting things done - a job, four kids, paper crafts and training for race.
And congrats on being a cover girl!
well done that is a great achievement. That bacground is just stunning and the little flowers are such lovely colours x
HUGE CONGRATS on finishing! So AWESOME! LOVE your card and the pop of color against the black and white!
HUGE CONGRATS on finishing! So AWESOME! LOVE your card and the pop of color against the black and white!
Congrats on finishing your SECOND half marathon! You are amazing!
Congrats to you for running in the flying pig! You look great! Your cArd is just beautiful, too!!
Way to go Lynn! That's awesome!
Congrats on running the half marathon. That is an accomplishment for sure.
Love what you did with this challenge. That bg looks amazing.
Yay! Way to go on the marathon, Lynn!
Your card is beautiful! So elegant and chic!
Hugs!
x
P.S Thanks for joining us on CASE Study too!
Absolutely beautiful!!! So very elegant and perfect!! congatulations on running the half marathon!! What an amazing accomplishment!
Congrats on the 1/2 marathon!! Knew lots of people who ran or walked the 1/2 marathon in Vancouver this past weekend and better them than me I say LOL! Great case and a HUGE congrats on your Card Creations cover!!!
Yay Lynn!! Congrats to you! Your card is just beautiful too! I love the colors!
I am impressed, Lynn! Well done (it would take me ages to reach the finish line...)
Lovely card, I like the background!
Congrats on a race well run! Great job! Good for you! :> I love this pretty card! Love that background!!!!!
Gorgeous card and congrats on the half marathon! Woohoo!
Lynn, how did you manage to look so beautiful post-race? If it was me, I would have hair flying everywhere, a very red and sweaty face, and be much less elegant, LOL! Congratulations on finishing in a good time!
Oh my goodness...you're FABulous...seriously...congrats!!!!!
Your card is super gorgeous...love the letterpress background and the sentiment!
Congrats on finishing the 1/2 marathon! Way to go, Lynn! Love your card with the damask-like background! So rich and beautiful!
hmmm, I reallly can't tell the difference between the before and after pics...you look so fresh and happy in both! You are amazing...I can barely run 2 minutes without wanting to walk! And what a stunning card! That letterpress is so cool! What a perfect wedding card...oh I see a top 3 card here! Thanks for playing with us at CASE Study...I love Aga's work too :)
Wow! Congrats on the marathon! Your card is so beautiful Lynn. Very, very elegant! Thanks for sharing this with us at CASE Study Challenge! :)
Just saw your beautiful card was chosen on CASE study, congratulations! I'm still new to the blogging world so I just found your site - you are very inspirational, thanks!
Congrats on your CASE shout out...
Yay! Big congrats to you and so LOVE your case take!!!
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