I did my first half marathon in 5 or 6 years! It was fun to race again. I have been training with friends, Jana Mitchell, Adrianne Murdock and Greta Griffiths. We ran the Mt Timp Half. The morning of the race was quite adventurous. We had to be there between 3:45am and 4:30am. We were on our way when someone realized they'd left their racing bib at home, so we turned around to get it. We arrived at the race pickup site at 4:30 exactly. Then the bus taking us up to the starting line broke down. We had to wait for another bus. We got to the starting line about 15 min before the race started. We all had to use the bathroom.
The race was beautiful. Probably the best course I've run. It was a downhill out of the canyon and then some rolling hills along a path. I had a goal of 1:45, but had not trained for that pace. Pretty early on I could tell I wasn't going to get that, but I did finish in 1:50, and I was thrilled. I have some more hardworking to increase my speed, but I'm just glad I got to "race" again.
Ash and all my boys were there to cheer me on at the finish. So thankful for them and David for supporting me through my training.
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