New PR at the Seattle R'n'R!

In May, I competed in the Rock 'n' Roll Portland Half Marathon, and earned myself a sub-two hour PR (personal record) on a pretty hilly, pretty challenging course.  So imagine how thrilled I was to realized that I PR'ed yet again in the even more hilly, even more challenging course of the Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Half Marathon!

Since I had posed this way at the Portland race, it seemed only fitting that I repeat the pose for the Seattle race.  I figured it would give me good karma since I had PR'ed in the City of Roses and I was hoping to PR again in the Emerald City.  Before the race, I met up with a couple of my Fleet Feet running buddies, and when my friend Tracey and I realized we were in the same corral, we decided to start the race together.

Jarna, me and Tracey posing in front of the Space Needle before the start of the race.

I knew that Tracey was much faster than me, but I also knew that if I could keep her in my sights for the entire race, I'd be able to PR.  And that's exactly what I did.  I kept with Tracey, sometimes just barely having her in my sites ahead of me, sometimes getting a little bit past her, sometimes running right with her.  She was a great motivator.  And as we came to the last 0.2 of a mile, even though it was uphill, as I saw Tracey start to sprint to the finish, that gave me the push I needed to sprint to the finish and come in with a brand new PR of 1:58:45!

And not only did I earn the super cool finisher's medal...

...which I had inscribed with my name and time...

...I also earned the Pacific Peaks medal for completing both the Rock 'n' Roll Portland and Seattle Half Marathon races...

...which I was able to get inscribed with both my times!

At the end of the race, I got the added bonus of getting to see a few more Fleet Feet running buddies, Adrienne and Katie, and getting to celebrate with them, as well as Tracey.

Tracey, Adrienne, Katie, and I with our medals and smiles post race.

Besides the medals, I was able to add a few more pieces of race booty to my ever growing treasure chest, including the race shirt...

...front (above) and back (below)...

...a finisher's shirt to match the one from R'n'R Portland...

...front (above) and back (below)...

...and of course another commemorative race mug.

In addition, because I've completed two Rock 'n' Roll races in the same calendar year, I'll be getting this little beauty in the mail in a few weeks...

 Gotta love that racing swag!

Have you ever won multiple medals for a single race?