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!
3 comments:
Happy Birthday Rachel! That is awesome you have done another half marathon. I have done one and may try to do it again in a couple of years. You are still faster than me. That is awesome you want to do a full marathon! Maybe next time I try to do a half we can go together!
I did this half last year, lets just say that I didn't do very well, hardly trained for it and then of course Josie was up all night sick, so I had literally no sleep, not really sure why I decided I was still going to run it, but I felt I had to, about mile 10 I was wondering what I had gotten myself into!!! Good job, your time isn't slow, and have fun on the next one, maybe I will be able to run one with you next year.
Monica or Renee, I would love to do a run with either of you. I ran this one by myself and I've got to admit it was a little lonely. Call me if you ever need a running buddy! I'm slow but reliable.
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