Marathon # 2

I didn't mention I was running another marathon since it was up in the air for awhile... but my friend Brook talked me into it and the two of us ran the Famous Idaho Potato Marathon yesterday (May 14, 2011). We've been doing some of the training together and to be honest I was not nearly as ready as I should have been. I told Brook that if she felt I was slowing her down to just leave me in the dust. Her husband, Jason, drove the two of us along with another friend, Erin, (who was running the half) up to the start. We said happy birthday, good luck, and goodbye to Erin and headed out. The weather was a little cool with a slight breeze. Perfect for running... if it actually stayed that way. Jason met us along the course about every 5 miles and gave us things we needed. The first half was great minus the amount of potty breaks. Seriously!!! I never had that problem till about a month ago. We stopped twice, but my stomach wished there were more potties. At about mile 16 it was time for ipods and Brook was a few steps in front of me till the turn around (I think it was around mile 19). After that I could see her in sight but I couldn't keep up. It was so dang hot during those miles since we were on asphalt and the sun was shining bright! The last few miles were a killer for me and it was all I could do to not cry when people cheered for me. When I turned the corner to the finish line I saw my cheering squad of my girls, Andy, Brook, and Jason. (My mom missed me by a few minutes because she accidentally went to the wrong park.) As soon as I saw/heard my girls cheer for me the tears started flowing... I couldn't hold them back anymore. I was so proud of Brook for finishing in 4:59! Our goal was 5:30. I came in at 5:06 which was still a heck of a lot better than I expected. My legs hurt so bad that I'm thinking, "What in the world is wrong with me? Why would I ever do that again... let alone in 5 more months!?" Oh well, it was an accomplishment still the same. It was so nice to have Brook run with me and to have Jason meet us along the course. The best sight to see were my girls and Andy! (Sorry about the dark faces above.)
Thanks for coming!

Oh yeah, did I mention the blisters?

The results are in...

Some time ago I posted about signing up for the St. George marathon. I mentioned that Andy even agreed to run it if we actually got in. So we signed up as a team with Sarah, Emily, and Nate. Emily got up at 5:00 am to find out the results of the lottery and we got in!!! It's official, Andy will be running his first marathon! I'm so excited to be able to run with him. I think he was pretty sure we wouldn't get in, but I'm still proud of him. (It's also Nate and Sarah's first marahton.) Keep your fingers crossed that everyone survives.