I ran my second race on October 19th, 2008 at Oregon's Run Like Hell. For both Jen and I this was our first half marathon. The race is a really fun deal, it's themed around Halloween and a lot of people dress up in costumes. You can see some great pics here. There was a Donald Duck, a Minnie Mouse, a Disco team, and a group of ladies dressed as bees. Of course, there was a queen bee too!
Jen and I didn't dress up - I was exclusively focused on finishing and Jen was trying to beat an 8:30/mile pace. Thankfully, we both met our goal. I finished slow, but finished. Jen finished at 1:50:41 and came in with a 8:27 pace.
