Running a half marathon was not something I was dieting to do this summer. But my friend Nicole asked me and I thought sure why not. We started training at the end of April and we signed up for a run at the end of July. Our run was in CastroValley. We had no idea when we signed up how HARD and HILLY it would be.
We were both ready and excited to start the race. We had hoped to be able to run a 9 minute mile, but that did not happen.
Nicole is actually a young women I had at Girls Camp back in 2008. She is an amazing girl and I really enjoyed training with her. We got to know each other really well.
Before the race began we were a few people talking about the course. They were saying it was a tough one and that no one should try to break any of their records. I still didn't think much of it. We began the race and OH MAN the course was challenging. The first 3 miles were a lot of up hill but mile 3-4 was like straight up. I really thought I was going to die. I had no plan of walking but I was able to walk up the steep hills way faster than I could run up them.
This picture shows some of the course and the trail we had to run up.
When we hit mile 7-8 I really wanted to give up. I wanted to walk the rest of the way, but Nicole kept pushing me. When we hit mile 10 she was really hurting but wouldn't give up. The last mile felt like it was never going to end. I were both so dehydrated and just wanted to be done. We finally finished at about a 10 minute mile.
It took us both about a good 30 minutes to even take these pictures after the race. We were both dieting and could barley stand up. It was a joy to see Josh and the kids near the end. I will never run that course again in my life, but I am sure another half marathon will occur some day.
The joys of our garden harvest
We decided it was about time that we upgraded to a bigger vehicle. It all fell into place and we were able to get what we wanted plus a little more for the price we were wanting.
I wasn't sure if it would fit in the garage, so I was quite pleased with myself for getting it in. I am obsessed with parking my car in the garage.
Our Pathfinder was an amazing car and we never had a problem with it. I was a little sad to see it go, but it just means life is moving on and our family is growing. Unfortunately, the Pathfinder was just too small for the 5 of us and all our junk when we go camping or we go to Utah.
