Tiffany and I finished our second half-marathon on Saturday, April 18th. We started at the U and ran way further than we ever expected, beating our Vegas time by over 10 minutes! We were less than 30 seconds behind Dane from the Biggest Loser, and beat an 85 year old dude by like seconds. Overall it was a really gratifying race. We were quite surprised at how fun and fast the race felt....seriously are we at Liberty Park already?! There were great free bands playing along the route and people cheering and it was awesome. Everyone was a little worried due to the race sponsor's financial challenges but it seemed to go off without a hitch.Our dear friend Natalie ran it with us, on her
birthday, and she kicked butt for her first long distance run! She's almost too funny to run with! But seriously, she really pushed us to run a faster pace than we might have otherwise. We have got to stop inviting people who beat us! Lori and Brad did the marathon course on their bikes and Scott sprinted to the finish line with a baby in a stroller so we all had a good day.We were very grateful that we managed to squeeze on a packed Trax train, that Lisa's vitamin I kicked in, that the weather was beautiful and the free bands were willing to get up at the ass-crack of dawn to play for us, that little kids were sta
nding in their front doors in their PJs waving flags for everyone, that my friend Carrie gave us VIP treatment on our gear check, for coffee, and that our friends and loved ones were there to cheer us on for those last, painful few hundred yards. 13.1 baby!
After the race, Scott went to work, then we all went to Nikelle's 4th birthday party at "Bouncing Off the Walls" (which is as crazy as it sounds! teeth through lips, bloody noses, potential athlete's foot... were we supposed to know that socks were required?!) and then to a wedding
reception. We had gotten Nikelle a cute little princess crown and scepter in Catalina and it seemed like a hit. We hope. Maybe she'll see that picture where Ana and I were trying it on (just to see) and think her crazy ol' "aunts" are really cool.
Congratulations Brett & Stacey! It was beautiful! What a crazy, crazy day. I'm tired. We need another weekend!
2 comments:
Yay congratulations! I didn't know you were running it - that's so awesome. I was there. I helped to the PR for the marathon so I was right there when Blaine and Dane from Biggest Loser came through. I can't believe I didn't see you! Dang it!
Amber
Awwww! I couldn't (and wouldn't) have done it without you guys!!! I am grateful that you told me about running skirts and goo bricks at mile 7, and that you set up some training beforehand (good tip!). And, special thanks to that guy who was out frying up bacon on his front lawn. MMMMM. Bacon.
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