Hurricane Half Marathon EAT MY SHORTS!

Well I did it. After 3 months of waking up at 5:30 and running in temperatures often in the 20's to low 30's, I ran my first half marathon! It was a rush! Growing up playing sports I was pretty competitive, but now that I am older its hard to find that anywhere but this run brought it out in me. It was awesome cause I felt so prepared for it, and that always feels good. My goal was to make it under 2 hours. But with only 3 miles left I had less than 23 minutes to make my goal so I knew I had to book it. So I did between 7.5 and 8 min miles for the last 3 miles and my final time was.....1.59.36!!! (...with 24 seconds to spare!!) I was pretty sore from the mega push at the end but it felt good. Anyways I couldnt have done it without these girls! They are rocks! It is so refreshing to have a reason to get up and run that is SO much more than just to exercise. The conversations and motivation from these girls made those long runs seem SO much shorter. And they are right, they've got me hooked.

Up next...Bryce Canyon Half Marathon...anyone want to join us? Its all down hill. I hear its a perfect one to start if you've never done one before. Should be fun....The Hotel at 5 AM before the big race

At Iggy's the night before the race!My Lisa-mama