6.2 swiss miles

(Jen, Ali, me, Janelle)

I ran my 10k on Saturday. I know this is nothing compared to all the 1/2 marathoners and marathoners out there but because I haven't ran more than 2 miles since high school this was a lot of miles for me. I was a little nervous before the race. My running partners and I were sizing up the competition. We found an endless sea of people wearing past marathon t-shirts with 0% body fat and bulging leg muscles. This made me think I would have a pretty good chance at finishing dead last. I wanted to run under a 10 minute mile and I did.....but when I was feeling really ambitious I decided I wanted to finish in 1 hour or under. When I rounded the corner to the point where I could see my time on the big clock I realized that I was going to fall short by a few seconds. I'm not going to lie... that really sucked. To make myself feel less defeated I tell myself that if didn't have to stop to tie my shoe or stop to take a gulp of pointless water or if they wouldn't have added an extra hill to the course that I would have pulled it off. (just writing all these excuses is making me feel better already, Oh! and adding that I didn't come close to last place helps too.) Shane and the kids came to watch at the finish. The best part of this was when Canyon came running up to me when I crossed the finish line. I thought he was going to say something like "good job mom" instead he spouted out "Mom two little kids beat you!" That was such a awesome moment, probably my favorite of the day!I knew the kids he was talking about and they were fast. I pretty much wanted to punch them when they passed me. A big thanks to my running girls (jen, janelle, ali). There is no way I could have done all those early morning runs without them. They all made me run a little faster and longer each time. Jen was the running veteran of the team. Sometimes we even wondered why she wanted to run with measly beginners like ourselves. She won third place in her age group with a 7:40 minute mile!! Are you kidding me that is so fast! She is so lucky now she gets to drink her diet coke out of her trophy. Way to go Champion! Next up the Marathon Relay down Provo Canyon. I don't how these running girls talk me into these things, but I'm glad they do.

(Jen and her fancy race mug)