Family Life (Running)

This past Sunday was my 1/2 marathon, so I wanted to share a few pictures with you from the weekend.
I ran this one by myself, as opposed to the RockNRoll 1/2 that I ran in Virginia Beach. I trained for and ran with my BFF Heather. It was a lot harder to run alone, even though I trained alone.

The empty spot where Heather was supposed to be.

Me and my Cory.

The rest of my fan club. My little Mr. Handsome, Cory, Madison, Me & Maddie's friend Lily (a budding runner!)

Me and my man. (Nice hair, huh?)

I found my friend Jackie- she ran with pneumonia!

Crossing the finish line! whew!

I didn't better my time from the last 1/2 marathon, which I was hoping to do. I finished in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 2 seconds, which is about 2 minutes slower than I had hoped. After the turn back just past the 1/2 way mark, I was running into the wind. And boy was it windy! Kansas is known for it's high winds, and I do training runs in the wind, but not this high. (20-25 mph) So I could feel myself pushing hard after the turnaround, but I didn't know how bad it was until the finish.
All that being said, I am glad I did it, and I still had a decent finish time. I honestly don't know if I will ever do another one, because it is very time consuming to train, and it is a lot of wear and tear on my joints. I am very interested in trying a triathlon, but haven't done any research yet, to see what is available in my area. I would also need a trainer or partner, since I have no experience there.
Have any of you done a triathlon? Any suggestions?
A big thanks to all my friends and family who have been so supportive and encouraging.