Ogden Half Marathon...13.1 Miles

Well back in December I was at a mission reunion and I was catching up with a girl from my mission. She told me she had run a half marathon in Ogden back in May and that she wanted to do it again the upcoming May but didn't have anybody to do it with. So I gladly volunteered. I have always wanted to run a marathon, I thought it would be a great accomplishment but thought it best to start with a half!! So we signed up and I started my training towards the end of January. Training was a good excuse to get back into jogging, which I hadn't been doing for a long time! I enjoyed getting back into it but I started to get burnt out the beginning of April. I started slacking a little because of being burnt out and I was in the process of moving. I managed to pull through and got back on track, but I wish I would have worked harder the last few weeks.

After completing the Half Marathon

My official time 2:33:30.64

Laura got me some nice flowers afterwards. I was pretty sore Saturday and Sunday. My knees and back are what hurt real bad and they didn't even bother me while I was training. I think because alot of the run was downhill through the canyon and I wasn't use to that. It was easier running on the flat ground. I missed my goal by a couple of minutes but I am not bothered by it because it was my first marathon, I finished, I ran the WHOLE time, and I was super close! We shall see about the future. I would like to do another half this fall and maybe the full marathon next May....