I did my first ever half marathon last September, and after my body had time to recuperate I was surprised to find myself itching to do another. So I did. The Utah Valley Half Marathon was on Saturday, June 11th, and I finished in 2:30:10. I'm a bit of a slowpoke, but I beat my previous time by about five and a half minutes and I ran nearly the whole way. There was a stretch on mile 12 where I didn't think I was going to make it, but I walked for a few seconds and then picked it up again to run through to the end. I'm looking forward to doing the Disneyland Half Marathon in September, and hopefully improving my time a little bit. I've set a lofty goal to complete a full marathon before I turn 30 (two years from tomorrow!) but I'd like to really feel confident in the half before I attempt 26.2.
Some pictures from race day:
I'm not in this one, but this was basically my view as I ran down the canyon.
This is me running through the finishing chute. I look like Death. The girl in front of me is annoyingly chipper.
And...crossing the finish line!
