april 16th

has come and gone

i have been counting down to that day for about a month and half now

why?

because it was the day of my first half marathon

the beginning of more to come

thursday and friday i was extremely nervous

getting injured before or even during

nervous to not being able to come close to my goal of under 2 hours

nervous to not wake up at 4:30 am to start getting ready

nervous to not even finish

Saturday 4:30am came

i woke up

got my banana and my gu shot and gu gummies (energy stuff)

layered and layered because i didnt know how cold it would be

go in the car and drove up to the gateway

hopped on trax to head up to the Legacy bridge

arrived  5 minutes before it started

ready. set. go. 

and i was off

listening to some good music

the weather was perfect

warmer than what i thought and had to strip my gloves and fleece off

good thing i didnt like them because they are long gone

saw many many people out in front of there houses cheering us on

handing out water, oranges, and even cookies

I finally saw the 12 mile sign on south temple

and kept running while my right knee kept tightening up

occasionally gazed up at the temple as i ran by

entered The Gateway with a larger then expected crowd cheering not only for their loved ones

be for everyone else that was running

crossed the finish line at a better than expected time

1 hour 51 minutes

saw my mom at the finish line and began to cry

never would i have ever thought that i would run a half marathon

and get the time that got.
finishing was the best feeling ever.

I LOVED this course

im looking forward to running again next year.

and many other marathon and half marathons in the future

half marathon is now checked off my bucket list

till the next half marathon

ahh that will be in two weeks

wish me luck