Race Day

Today was my big race day. 13.1 miles baby! My friend, Elena and I did the Utah Valley Half Marathon (our first official half). Starting at 5:30am (which meant getting up at 3am to catch a shuttle bus up the canyon at 3:45am) was the hardest part. I think I'll be taking a nap today and still going to bed early. It was a sunrise run for sure. The scenery was beautiful in Provo Canyon even with the rain. Luckily we found some light rain jackets on clearance last night.

When I signed up for this one, I assumed it would be decent weather: not too hot, not too cold. We have had a nice cold front this weekend with rain and 40s in the canyon this morning. Aside from a little rain in the canyon and changing my "wardrobe" decisions last minute, the weather was perfect for running.

The run went great. The miles just seemed to fly by and we felt great! It was nice knowing we were totally prepared for this. It was a really enjoyable run. The first few miles were so jam-packed with runners that we lost some time there and spent 5-8 minutes or so waiting in line for the port-a-potty at mile 6 (curse my tummy). Even with all of that, we finished our first half marathon in 2:22.

Jeff brought the kids and Elena's husband, Tom, brought their kids so we had two spots with a good little cheering section. That was really awesome to see some familiar faces cheering us on. The kids even ran along on the sidewalk with us for a while, so cute! 13.1 miles...what a great feeling!