The Color Run

 

Woohoo!  The Color Run!! I was so excited this year to run the Color Run with Ethan.  He worked so hard and was ready to run the three miles with me.  The only thing we hadn't counted on was RAIN!  it was pouring and freezing!  We were sure a mess when we got done.  Ethan's shoes had holes in them and he was not happy!  Here we are all clean, before we started:

 

 

And then, after 3.1 miles in the rain and colored powder and foot deep puddles.  I had a great time, but Ethan said he didn't and that he won't do it again.  I hope he changes his mind.  I'm thinking of making this an annual family tradition.  I'm thinking he would like it a lot better dry.  I'm so proud of him for working so hard and sticking to it, even in less than ideal conditions.

Utah Valley Half Marathon

DUN DUN DUN....

Here it is.  The whole reason we took the Utah trip in June.  The thing that has consumed a lot of my time and a lot of my thoughts since September.  The Utah Valley Half Marathon!!!!! (Can I get an Oprah voice with that?)

When Preston was born I realized I had no more excuses.  It was time to get in shape.  This opportunity got thrown at me and I am so glad I did it.  I've never run before, so this was definitely a challenge.  I started running with the couch to 5k program and for some reason now I can run 13 miles.  CRAZY!!  I'm still pretty slow, but I'm proud of the accomplishment.

Luckily my sister decided to do it with me, so we were able to train and run the race together.  Thanks Sara!

The race went pretty well.  The first 8 miles flew by, but the last 5 were pretty rough.  It was so nice to cross the finish line.  I keep joking that now I never have to run again.  I think I'm still recovering.  Or else I just turned into a 5 year old, because I'm worn out by 8pm.


I'm so glad I did it.  And I'm so glad it's done!  I still don't love running, but I sure hate it a lot less.  I really feel like I have had extra help from my Heavenly Father on this.  I know that He wants to see us improve and accomplish things.  And I know He loves us and wants us to be happy in whatever our endeavors are.  I am so so thankful for that.

Woohoo! Running!

The Glow Run 10k

Woohoo! Sara and I ran a 10k tonight! It was fun, but it worked me hard! I beat my last official 10k time by 2 seconds! I wish it was more, but I'm just glad I wasn't slower!  It was a really neat race. It was on a pretty golf course at dusk.

They had no official race photographers, so this is our picture of us running! Hahaha! We're AWESOME! My favorite picture!

Finished and DONE!  Oh, and P.S. Our first mile was my fastest mile ever!  Yay!

The Phoenix Marathon 10k

Yay! My 10k is complete!  I did it!  I ran a 10k.   I can hardly believe that I can run at all, because 6 months ago I couldn't run to the mailbox.  It is still super hard, but look at these shiny things they give you if you finish!

It was FUH-REE-ZING when we started!  I got there at 7am and it was 37 degrees.  I guess I can't technically call that freezing, but it was dang cold.  It felt nice once I started running, though.

 I finished the Phoenix Marathon 10k in 1:03:59 or a 10:19 mile pace. I'm so glad it went well. I was 18 out of 37 in my age group. So, pretty much right in the middle.  I feel comfortable there.  I wouldn't want to make others feel bad by being too fast, you know?  Next up, Utah Valley Half in June!  I'll let you know if I don't die.

The Color Run

Woohoo!  On Saturday we did the Color Run 5k!  It was awesome fun!  There are people that throw colored powder on you at certain intervals throughout the race.  It was at Tempe Beach Park and there were a TON of people there!

This is the before shot. Crystal, me, Sara, and Brick. (Sorry, you got cut off Crystal!) We didn't stay white for long!  It took a long time to actually run the 5k, because everyone stopped in the color zones and created a huge bottleneck.  That's okay, though.  It was just for fun and they didn't even time it.

Proof that I did actually run a little.

 

And the end result!  I'll be washing color out of everything for a week!  I think we'll make this an annual thing.  It was so fun!  Thanks for running with me Crystal, Sara, and Brick!