Hobble Creek Half Marathon.

 

This was my 4th and final marathon of the summer. It was a beautiful course down Springville canyon and along the Hobble Creek golf course. It was the most fun because of the friends I got to spend time with...Even though they are all super awesome runners and run way faster than I do! P.S. Do not wear a pink sports bra under a white shirt or you will end up with a nasty sweat stain as seen above! Yuck! I competed "The Slam"!!!! (4 Utah valley races in a summer!)

Timp Half Marathon

 

Wait? What?! Was that a photographer?

 

Almost to the finish line!

 

 

I finished! Third half marathon done!

 

 

Brian and the kids came to cheer me on! I cannot even put into words how awesome it is to be so exhausted, but almost done with a race and then all of a sudden hear people cheering your name!

Hobbler Half

 

The Hobbler Half was not the best organized race and the course was kind of dumb...We started in someone's driveway at the top of the canyon and then ran the trail down...It was very hilly which I was not expecting! But I finished. Hallelujah!

My first 1/2 Marathon: AF Canyon Half--Cancer Fundraiser--In Honor of Pa

 The first 5 miles were great...The sun was coming up and the canyon was beautiful!

About mile 6 I wanted to sit down and be done. But I pushed through and was fine until about mile 10 where I totally hit a wall...My back hurt, my quads were super fatigued,  my calfs were cramping and I was starving. I had been running by the 2:20 pace runner the whole time and she cheered me on and kept me going. 

Almost to the end...

Crossing the finish line and looking like death...

Done in 2:20:36!

Dirty Dash

In June of 2013 I started "running". I put that in quotes because it was really jogging for a minute and then walking...jogging for a minute and then walking... Luckily I started running with a great friend who was just starting out as well. We made a great running duo. A year later, we are signed up for half marathons and running 5 miles is cake. I no longer hate running but I am also not in love with it. I'm still not a fast runner but I can run. I'm glad my friend talked me into signing up for a half marathon or I never would have had the motivation to make it this far. 

Anyway, a friend of mine was selling her spot in the Dirty Dash so the day before I decided to do it and I'm glad I did. It was the most fun 10K I've ever run and a great way to start my month of races. 

Before & After