'You gotta be crazy to run that far"

I ran my first 1/2 marathon -Salt Lake City. I loved it. I never thought I would be able to run a marathon. Actually I never thought I could run more the 6 miles without getting completely bored of running. But running the SLC half was so fun! It was exciting to run with so many people at once. Feeling the excitement and competiveness of everyone lite a fire in me. Running long distances is definately a "mental" thing. I've learned that I have to get mentally ready as well as physically.

I of course had my ipod, which Austin just had downloaded new music for me. He just put random music on it, some of his choices made me laugh.

I was suprised to get to mile 3, it didn't feel like I had ran that far yet, and felt the same way at mile 5. At while later I hadn't seen any signs for a while telling me how far I had gone, so I guessed I was about on mile 8. I was pleasantly surprised to see the mile 9 marker soon after. About mile 11, I started feeling tired. I knew I could finish it, but started feeling my joints hurting. The last 2 miles were tough. Mile 11 had us run up state street, which is a "gentle" incline. I turned the corner onto South Temple and saw the gateway, it was a beautiful sight!
When I ran into the gateway, which was where the race ended, I sprinted the last 200 yards. I couldn't believe I had the much left in me to sprint at the end. I did get a little emotional and teary. I felt like I had accomplished so much. I finished in 2:05. I am so proud of myself. Yea me!


I was number 5000 (what are the odds of getting a number like that) When I went to get my bag of stuff, I had to tell the guy my number and he said with a wierd look, "are you sure." I guess it was odd for him too.