On Sunday, Jan. 15, junior Hannah Meuret participated in a half marathon, or 13.1 miles. The event took place in Florida and helped to raise money for Breast Cancer awareness.
lhsimage.com asked Meuret 5 Questions to get the details on her race.
Q: Did the race seem like it was more than 13.1 miles while you were running it?
A: It didn’t seem like a lot at first but then once I hit the fourth mile I realized I had no idea what I had gotten myself into.
Q: When you went to Florida, did you know you were going to be participating in a half marathon?
A: No, I originally planned on running a 5K [5000 meters, or about 3.1 miles], but it didn’t work out so I ran a half marathon instead.
Q: Who did you run the half marathon with?
A: My dad. He ran [a half marathon] before by the arch.
Q: Did you and your dad finish at the same time?
A: Yes.
Q: What was it like to cross the finish line together?
A: It felt good. It was fun that we got to stay together the whole time. It’s kind of our shared experience now.
Meuret and her dad both finished with a time of nearly exactly two hours.