We did it! Steve and I finished our first half marathon last Saturday! We woke up at 4:30 am on Saturday and headed for Trax. When we got to the starting point up at the U, there were thousands of people waiting to start the race. I could never have imagined that there would be such a huge turnout. The first mile into the race, my knee started hurting so bad, every foot strike sent shooting pains up my leg. I was so affraid that it would stop me from finishing the race. I just pushed on. After a few miles, I just became numb to it and tried to push harder. The hardest part was at the very end we ran from 900 south and state street up to South Temple. It was all up hill. The last stretch to the Gateway was just packed with people cheering you on. That feeling of accomplishment just overcame me and I felt like I could have ran 10 more miles. When I was coming around to the finish line, I saw my whole family there cheering me on, the feeling was overwhelming. I hope I'm setting a good example for my girls, that they can do whatever they put their minds to. I ended up finishing the race in 2 hours 15 min. Steve absolutely killed it, he finished in 1 hour 39 min. When we were leaving we both said " I'm hooked!" There will be many more races for us, next April will be the full marathon.
