I Did It!!!

So, I can't believe I did it, but I did. I ran my first half marathon. Actually, Lacey and I did. 13.1 miles and we ran the whole way. It was the Provo River 1/2 Marathon. As you can tell from this first picture I was in some pain by the end. It was so cold at the top, and then in was mostly down hill. Much different than the mostly flat terrain and warm weather we have been training in. Lacey and I have been getting up and running at 6:00 about 5 days a week this whole summer. From the first time we ran together it just clicked. We run pretty much at the same pace, we listen to our ipods and go for it. As we got farther along in our training and had to run long runs Ray would be our water boy. He rode his bike along behind us and provided us with water whenever we needed it. It was so much better so we didn't have to carry a bottle. I'm very lucky to have such a supportive husband.

I'm sure you're wondering how we did. I must say, not too bad for it being our first race. My time was 2 hours 53 seconds and Lacey came in right behind me. We had so much fun we are already registering for our next one. I'll keep you informed. :)

Lacey says she's way too happy here for having just run 13 miles. Maybe we were just happy to be done.

This is Lacey's husband Sam. He also ran it.

So not only did we have a good time running the race but we got to spend time with Nate and family. It was so good to see them all. And of course my most wonderful daughter-in-law (and I really mean that) colored my hair. Saturday night we had a bar-b-que at Gaylene's house. Everything was delicous and we had a great time visiting. She took some great pictures I will try to post later. Then on our way home we went the long way so we could visit my parents, brother and g-ma. What a fun weekend we had.