A few months ago I decided to run a 1/2 marathon. It has been a New Year's Resolution of mine for many years to learn to like running. This year I decided to give it a go one last time. I thought that in order to really feel like I tried, I was going to pick a race to train for. I found one that looked fun and that was within a days drive. I invited all my family members who wanted to run it with me, you know, like a family bonding thing. I had just learned about families and recreation in New Zealand so I decided to put what I learned to the test.
It was so fun to train and talk about the run with my Dad, sisters Sarah and Betsy, and sister-in-law Andrea. Of course there was never any competition, it was just plain fun :). It was really neat for me to be able to do a few long runs with my dad and sisters. We talked the whole time and I think it brought us closer together.
Okay, race day. We all stayed in this cute cabin thing; one room, 3 beds. We had to blow up 2 more mattresses in order to fit us all in. No one got much sleep the night before. We woke up at 4:30 am and headed to the bank in Tropic, Utah. I was not really nervous about being able to finish, I was however, nervous about needing to go to the bathroom during my run. I knew I didn't want to stop at a port-a-potty and my friend said that she sometimes ended up peeing her pants during a run. That made me really nervous. Anyway, I didn't end up even needing to go while I was running.
The run was mostly down hill the whole time, so a little hard on the knees. It was incredible! I loved the feeling. I also loved reaching a goal, even exceeding it. I ran the race in 1 hour 55 minutes which is 15 minutes faster than I expected. Oh, and like a said, we weren't competing against each other, but I did happen to beat all my family members. :)
My running days definitely aren't over.
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5 comments:
Ohhh! Hearing about the race makes me SO BUMMED that I wasn't able to run it! :( You'll have to do another one next year and then I'll run with you. Great time!! You would have beat me by 15 minutes. What a fun experience! Good job getting the ball rolling with it.
PS- I love everyone's faces in that top picture.
So, not only were you the first to finish the race, but you were also the first to blog about it. What is it about you and being first all the time sheesh. Nice job kicking our butts!! That was seriously fun. Are you sore?? My legs hurt when I walk down the stairs. I didn't realize how many times I actually have to do that in my house until today.
You're an animal Abby! I loved your pictures of everyone, you all look so cute in your matching shirts.
I hear you Andy on the sore legs. I could barely walk up the stairs at church today.
Your friend peed her pants?! How embarrassing! So I've decided after reading the fun comments of your family members on every single one of your blog posts that I want to be a Porter. Are you sure you don't have any unmarried brothers? Or really old nephews?
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