I hope y’all had a lovely and fun-filled St. Patty’s Day weekend. While most of our friends were celebrating at Shamrock the Block and drinking green beer, Aaron and I decided to torture ourselves with our second half marathon.
We drove over to Virginia Beach on Saturday afternoon, checked into the hotel and hit up the expo. I certainly could not complain about the gorgeous beach views…
via Aaron’s instagram
…it was quite beautiful. If only it had been a bit warmer.
via instagram
This was my first beach-side run, so I was a little unprepared for the amount of wind throughout the race. It wasn’t miserable until we stopped running, and the cold/wind caused my muscles to freeze up. Luckily, they gave all the finishers blankets, which definitely came in handy. Finishers also received four complimentary Yuenglings, which I’m sure Aaron would say came in handy too.
via Instagram
I would definitely do this race again. The finisher’s tent was a gigantic party with bands and plenty of celebration. The race swag was also pretty awesome.
via Aaron’s instagram
What did y’all do to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?
*Make sure to follow me on Instagram and Vine (username: fizzandfrosting)!* I even posted a fun little Vine video of the finisher’s tent!
Congrats on the half marathon – so awesome! And that’s so cool that it was on/near the beach 🙂
Annie
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Go you! I’ve always wanted to run a half-marathon, but it hasn’t happened yet. Although I’m pretty sure drinking beer after would make me sick!
Congrats on your second half! I’ve heard the one at VA Beach is really fun! I hope you enjoyed it 🙂
Yay for your race! The beach looks so relaxing.
xo, Yi-chia
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That is awesome! Congratulations! I’d love to get back into running and just get a 5k in again! haha
Jenn
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Congrats! I also did a Saint Paddy’s Day race, but mine was an 8K. I’m very jealous of your green swag.
You go girl!! You guys are super inspiring. I sat around and did nothing for St. Paddy’s day… I worked at the bar the night before and was so wiped I did ZERO. Hey, I enjoyed myself though.
xx
M
Congrats on the half marathon! I live at the beach and it is always windier here than it is inland. Must’ve made it so much harder to run!
-Sharon
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Sounds like great fun! I just went to church for the holiday.
Great job on the marathon. I worked this weekend. I’m following you on bloglovin, would really appreciate it if you followed me as well.
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A half marathon on the beach sounds so intense! As well as four beers each 😉
Kristina
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Congratulations, what a healthy way to spend a drinking holiday!
xx
Kelly
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Congrats on the race! I’ve always wanted to do a half or full marathon but never seem to get it together. Kudos to you!
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great job~!!!! LOVE this post xO!
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YOU KICK ASS GIRLFRIEND! Congrats on the 1/2 Marathon…you’re seriously my idol (I need to teach myself how to run pronto!)
xx,
Maya
What a fun way to spend St. Patricks Day!
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Wow, great job w/your run! So exciting! 🙂
xx Michelle
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congrats! I live in Virginia Beach but I’ve never run the Shamrock. You are braver than I am!!! lol
I guess if you are going to run, make it on the beach! 😉