Yay, I did it! I was able to run my first official 1/2 marathon today. Thank you to my Hubby for bringing the girls and cheering me on at the end of the race, to Nani and Boyd for coming and supporting me and for the amazing pasta dinner they took us to at Fino (Yummo), and Rachel Yeates for being my running partner and training with me. I never thought I'd ever be a runner, but my best buddy, Megan Naihe, showed me another world of long distant running, so thank you to Megan for introducing me into this sport that I love now.
Today was an exciting race. Me and five girls from my ward all signed up to run this race. The day started at 6am when I woke up and got ready, then I went to Rachel's and Devon (Rachel's Husband) drove us to Maryanne's, then we picked up Mindy, and then Rebecca and Jenn and Scott and off to the race. We all pretty much split up from there except Rachel and I headed straight for the and port-a-potties (ewww, I know, but you gotta go when you gotta go) and then I got my chip to tie to my shoe and then to the starting line, but Rachel and I started off towards the end of the crowd of about 2000 racers. I'm pretty sure we didn't cross the official starting line until 2 mins. into the race, but after that we were able to pick up our pace and run a good race. When I crossed the finish line the clock said, "2:00:23". I feel like it was not bad for my first official 1/2 marathon.
I have to edit this and report my official time 1:59:17.3, so actually did beat my 2 hour goal. Yay!
15 comments:
Not bad?!?! That time is seriously stinkin' awesome, especially for your first race! I was completely impressed. Watch out St.George Marathon...here comes Erika!!
Yeah Erika! You're so awesome! I am VERY proud of you! You're such an inspiration to me! Thanks for the shout out too, but I must thank YOU for getting me back into it too. And that's a dang good time. You rock!
Congratulations, Erika! That is so cool. Can't wait to see you guys next week.
AWESOME!!! Congratulations on something that takes a huge amount of dedication! Keep it up, the inspiration will never be lost on the many who love you.
all I can say is that I am impressed-I hate running!
that is so awesome Erika, congratulations! I am so proud of you (sounds lame but I really mean it, that is so cool that you totally did this!!) love the pictures and the t-shirt ; )
That is a GREAT time for a first half marathon! You are a natural runner! Good luck in St. George!
Yeah, so I KNOW it was not bad for your first official run. I was so thrilled for you! You look like a runner,have the discipline of a runner, and a fantastic attitude (plus awesome toned legs, right, Maser? yeah, I know, I'm just a mom but we notice these things!) Big Congrats-so glad we were there to see how smooth you were even at the end!
I had such a good time too. Thanks for being an awesome running partner.
You go girl! That is so awesome! What an inspiration you are.
Way to go Erika! You're amazing!
Wow you are really fast Erika! Good job!!!
Missing you, my friend! Really am.
way to run, girl!! i bet you felt a real sense of accomplishment crossing that finish line.
first off, I've been watching Jane Run for a month now...lol, and secondly if your goal was to reach 15 comments before you blog again, you did it!
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