I have been to Niagara Falls, multiple times. This time however, I went to run the half marathon. I originally signed up to do the full marathon, but could not complete my training in time since I ended up with an injury. I'm still in school at the moment, and didn't want to spend too much money. I took the amtrak, even though it would be an 8 hour ride. A close childhood friend of mine lives in Buffalo, so I stayed with her, and she was nice enough to drive me around to pick up my registration package, etc. Seeing my friend was nice, but there was definitely a lot of bad luck around this half! For starters, we got completely lost, so I ended up being 30 minutes late! Since I started late, I tried harder to catch up, and ended up cramping really badly. I lay down on the grass for about 10-15 minutes, and asked someone to get the medical people. The medical people never showed, so I drank some water from a passerby, and I got up, and just continued running! The track was beautiful--we ran along Niagara Parkway. This time around was much easier than the first time, although my time was worse.
As a turned the bend to finish the race, I saw the falls and the most beautiful rainbow! That view, mixed with the andrenaline and endorphins racing through my body made me so happy. The falls have never looked so gorgeous.
