Half Marathon

Well.... I did it. I ran 13.1 miles! Wow, it was really far! The course wasn't 'all down hill' like it described. There were rolling hills all throughout... not a fan of those hills, especially since I didn't do any hill training. I am proud that I finished, it was really fun! I am planning my next half, Oct 30. I start training for it next week! Come join me!

My best buds! We crossed the finish line holding hands:)

Summer Fun

Bear World in Idaho. The girls loved this place!
It's not everyday you get to hang out with Bambi!

Taylor went to BYU cheer camp. She had a blast! I think she might follow in her mommy's footsteps ;)

Out on a picnic! This duck followed us everywhere! I think she had the hots for Ben ;)

Marlee got her first Build-A-Bear! I love her cheesy grin!

Swimming lessons... Marlee's hot stuff!

2nd 5k... check

I ran my second 5k today! My only goal was to beat my time. I did... by 37 seconds. I'm happy with that, considering the first mile and a half was up hill... and I ran it all by myself :( I didn't have anyone by my side encouraging me to keep going. But I did it! I proved to myself that I am tough, I and I can run by myself ;)
My next bit of news is.......... I signed up for a half marathon yesterday! It is July 10th. Only 2 months to train. I know... I'm crazy, but it will be fun. It's supposed to be the easiest half marathon around here. It goes down Hobble Creek Canyon, so it's all down hill. My friend and I want to get a group of girls to all run it together. So if any of you want to come join us... let me know!

First 5k!

I did it! I ran my first 5k! (A 5k is 3.1 miles) My goal was to run the whole thing, no walking! And I did it! That is a huge accomplishment for me. I have NEVER been a runner! The only times I have ran was for school... way back in the day when I had to run a mile for P.E.
It was lots of fun! The weather was terrible! 37 degrees and rainy. When we first started the 5k it was sprinkling, but just a few minutes into it it really started coming down! Then it turned into SLEET! It felt like little needles stabbing my face! Then the snow came, but not for long, it decided to rain again. We were soaking wet! I couldn't feel my hands, they were frozen... It's all good though, I will always remember this 5k. We still had tons of fun and just laughed at how crazy the weather was :)

Before the race with Katharine and Kara.

After crossing the finish line. WOO WHO! (Ya like my bright pink ear warmer? Yeah I made it out of a sock ;)) Ben was my cheerleader. He toughed out the weather for me, and cheered us on!

My next 5k is Saturday! My goal: beat my time! I'll let you know how I do!

It's About Time!

Some of you know that I have been wanting to do a triathlon for a few years now... but something always came up. Every time I would start training, I would have to stop. The first time I started training I had to stop due to back problems. Then the second time I started training (one year later), I found out I was prego with Marlee. The plan was to keep training, but that was short lived because I got really sick and didn't even want to get out of bed. So here I am now... not pregnant, not nursing, and no doctor's orders... and ready to start training yet again! I'm starting off with the running first. My first goal is to run a 5k May 1st, without stopping. I'm in my 3rd week of training and things are going well! I have a fabulous friend who is doing this with me, there's no way I could do this alone! I'm excited for this little adventure. If the 5k goes well... I will move on to either the triathlon or even a half marathon, I haven't decided yet. Big goals for me this year, I'm blogging about it so all of you will know that I am committed:) There's no giving up now ;-)