My 1st Race!!

Neither of these pictures have me in them, but we didn't take any pictures that day.  I really wish we would have but hopefully I can buy some later.

I really wanted to run a half marathon but didn't want to do it alone.  So, I talked my sisters into doing it with.  Mary took a little more coaxing then Elizabeth.  We all live in different states but we trained together.  We had the same plan and talked each week after our long runs.  It was so fun to train with them through the aches and pains.  We picked a race near one of us and all met up in Arizona to run the Shun the Sun 1/2 marathon. 

All of the training and preparation went smoothly, but when it came to the race, life gave us trouble.  The night before we were going to leave Mary's son came down with appendicitis which burst and led to nothing but trouble.  Good and bad timing.  Elizabeth and I were able to help watch her girls which was so fun to hang out with my sweet nieces and help Mary, but the sister's weekend had to be altered. 

Elizabeth and I got up early on race day.  They told us to plan on traffic, there was no traffic so we sat in the car together for awhile.  Port-a-potties are gross.  I was pretty nervous waiting for the race and was so glad Elizabeth was there with me.  I didn't know what to expect.  The race started and we were off.  I was feeling great and loving the experience.  I know it is lame but I loved getting handed water and then getting to throw the cup on the ground.  However, I spilled most of the water, how do you drink from a cup and run at the same time?  I was feeling pretty good up until mile 10ish.  Then I struggled for a bit.  Elizabeth is the only thing that kept me from sitting down and crying.  She grabbed my arm and told me I was ok and that I could keep going.  Thank heavens for sisters.  We finished strong and crossed with the exact same time of 2:13:03.  I am so grateful I was able to do the race with my best friend and missed Mary being there but was so glad we were there to help her during a really rough time.   

After the race both Elizabeth and I said we would never do another one.... but we have to do one all together.

My 2nd Race
Our neighborhood had Turkey Trot this last weekend.  It was super informal and only 2 1/2 miles, but I won for the women and got a gift card to Target!!