i feel a huge since of accomplishment. when i was swimming i got this feeling all the time. i had a coach telling me everyday that i swam a good race or that i looked good in practice, at the time i just shrugged it off like it didn't really matter. but when i didn't get the constant reinforcement i remember thinking to myself ( i still think this) did i do something good today?
the race went well, the weather was perfect! the high was 70. it was a little windy but most of the time it was at my back. the race started at the legacy bridge up at the U of U. they had a gospel choir singing to get us pumped for the race. the gun went off at 7 am and we ran down foothill turned down 2100 south , a lap around sugar house park then out on 2300 east to 6200 south, down van winkle to liberty park with the finish line at the gateway! as I'm writing this i still can't believe a ran that far. i couldn't have done it with out my very supportive husband. he road his bike along the rout to make sure i had enough water and food. mostly it was nice to have someone to talk to, to keep my mind off the miles. norm and Liz were also very good cheer leaders! is it really any question that they would be good cheerleaders, norm was a veiwmont high cheerleader and liz was in the drill team at woods cross. they dug deep and remembered their spirit. it was so helpful to have them to look forward to.
i finished the race in 3 hours 44 minutes and i don't know how many seconds (dose it matter?)
my goal was to go 3:30. i really just wanted to go under 4 hours. through some negotiations matt and i came to an agreement that if i could run the marathon under 4 hours and come in at the top three in my age group in the McCall triathlon, then my reward is a beautiful bianchi road bike. the triathlon isn't until august, so i'll let you know how it all turns out.
after the race i ate a peanut butter sandwich and took a long shower. i felt like a salty potato chip. then i took a long nap. the next day i was so sore!! i still am. i have to side step the stair going down and squatting down to pick something up isn't really possible. my thighs kill and my stomach muscle that i didn't know i had ache as well.
would i do it again? sure if i had some buddies to do it with, but maybe not for a year or two, i need to recover.
here are some pictures of the day
here i'm with lucy at the start
running up parleys way right by our house
matt and i at the finish
