Well, a few days ago, my awesome friend, Meridith, got some bad news about her ankle injury, and she needed to back out of the race so she could rest up. So she took my volunteer spot, and I took her race spot. I felt so bad for her!
So yesterday I ran my 10th half marathon! And it turned out to be complete perfection. I will forever be grateful for the gift that this run turned out to be. It wasn't even close to my fastest half marathon (I finished in 2:40:59), but it was so memorable and fun for so many reasons. It was a race that I will always remember. Very special to me.
I ran the whole race with Joshua, and we really enjoyed ourselves. We met up with Joycelyn around Mile 7, and it was so good to see her! Mile 8 was right by my apartment, but unfortunately Nate and the kids weren't out there yet. I was bummed to not see them, but it was good to see Christy and Meridith!
When we turned down 300 East, we ran along the parade route for about 2 miles to the finish line. There were so many people! By then, my calves were cramping up, and Joshua was literally pulling me to the finish line at one point. It was hot, and I was DONE! It was a solid training run.
Our medals were awesome. The best part of these races is always the end. Relaxing in the shade with so many great friends. Monte got a marathon PR. Vince and Johnny paced the 4:00 marathon time, and it was amazing to watch them flank this first-time marathon girl to the finish line. SO emotional.
I have set up a pretty tough training plan to get ready for Nebo. A few more races until then, so stay tuned!
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