Every year, in honor of Veteran’s day and the fine men and women who served aboard the USS North Carolina during WWII, the city of Wilmington hosts a 5K and Half-marathon to raise money and support for the Battleship and for numerous organizations both in the community and regionally. I have always enjoyed running as a form of exercise, but I had never ran farther than 6 miles at a time….UNTIL this past weekend! After training for a few months, I ran my first Half Marathon (13 miles) with the goal of eventually running a full (26 miles). We ran a beautiful route across all three river bridges, through downtown and to Greenfield Lake and back. When I was breathing to heavily, I actually enjoyed the scenery very much. Melissa was of course present to support me as I couldn’t convince her to run with me. I finished at 2 hours. Of course I wasn’t anywhere near the front of the pack, but I am just glad I finished with a respectable time.