Do you remember when I said that I wasn't going to run that half marathon anymore? Well, I did it anyway. Aubrey and I went to the Provo mall to pick up our packets (no way was I going to pay $40 and not get the shirt and free stuff) and I just kind of decided to do it! Very spur-of-the-moment of me. I decided I wanted to see how much I could do. So the race was yesterday. I got to Aubrey's place around 5:15 (wow, that alone was insane) and we drove down to Springville. Her husband, Adam, came with us this time, and he rode his bike up the canyon to follow us down and take pictures! So nice-- he was an awesome supporter. I tried to stay with Aubrey this time, and I did for about the first half mile... but then she creamed me. Finished an hour before me. Took second in our age division. Good thing I didn't try to stick with her! I would've passed out after the first few miles. So I battled somewhat solo. The first 8 miles weren't bad, and I kept a steady pace. At about mile 9, however, there were some pretty short-but-steep hills that really threw off my groove. By mile 10 I was dry-heaving and had to walk way more than I would have liked! But, I wasn't expecting to even finish, so I didn't mind having to walk a little bit. The race route was down Hobble Creek Canyon, so it was mostly downhill for the first half or so. I got a little too comfortable there-- it got to where even going flat felt uphill to me. :) Anyway, I finally finished and was so relieved! My time was just over 2:30, so not that great, but as I said before, I was glad to even finish. I think I drank two full waterbottles in the first 4 minutes after crossing the finish line... so thirsty. It's funny-- even now, the next day, I can't seem to get enough water (or food, for that matter) in me. I think I had 3 dinners last night! :) We celebrated our completion of this life-goal, ate some fruit and Magleby's french toast (you wouldn't think that would be a good post-race food, but it was PERFECT. I love that stuff), took some pictures, and then headed home.
Did I mention that I didn't tell Tyler about this? We had been talking about it earlier that week, and I was saying how I felt bad about wasting the entrance fee money and about not running with Aubrey and not completing this summer goal I had. I kind of wondered aloud if I could just up and do it, and he asked me if I would. I said no, and he thought that was a smart idea. But I think that kind of ate at me all that week, and when it finally came down to it, I just had to! Good thing was, my foot didn't hurt much at all, and it's fine today. Anyway, so Tyler didn't know-- I wanted it to be a surprise. So Adam took a picture of me running, at about mile 5, and sent it to Tyler once he got down the canyon and had reception. He was so shocked! "Honey, did you run a half marathon this morning?" "Yes honey, I did!" It was really funny. He is so supportive and sweet, even when I do crazy stuff like this.
It's amazing how adrenaline can help you do anything. I really didn't think that I'd be able to finish without training, but it was just so exciting to be in that road race atmosphere and I think that just carried me through. I'm paying for it today though-- serious pain happening here! Even my shoulders and abs are sore. The kids in Primary asked why I was walking funny! I've even got a fever and sore throat, but I'm not sure if that's related to the running or to the lack of sleep the night before. Either way, I'm taking this day of rest very seriously!
In other, not as crazy news, Aubrey and I had so much fun on Friday. It was SO slow at work, so I left at about 2 for the day. While I was waiting for Aubrey to finish, I found the perfect anniversary gift for Tyler. Can you believe it's almost been a year?? So crazy to me. Anyway, I can't wait to see his reaction! Aubrey got off and we went to eat at Pita Pit. YUM. It was delicious. Then we went down to the mall, got our packets (that's when I decided to run), and saw Eclipse. Her husband had gone boating, so it was the perfect girls day! The movie was better than expected too. Nothing spectacular, but I thought it was better than the first one for sure. After the movie we went back to Aubrey's and painted our toenails. She actually showed me how to do glitter toes, and it looked way cute. Unfortunately, all but one of my glitter toes came off during the race! I'll have to do them again.
Kind of going backwards here, but other fun stuff this week: Tyler was here last weekend (left Monday, so that still counts as this week, right?), and our families were here too. Andersen Family Reunion over the weekend too, family left on Monday. Took Tuesday off of work, hiked the Y with Tim (he stayed here this week because he has a BYU soccer camp next week), and went to 7 Peaks with Tim, Chris, and Cassie. Work has been really quiet and slow this week, which is good and bad. I finally finished Sense and Sensibility (did it take me 2 months to finish that?) and moved on to Emma.
Anyway, that's about all that's goin' on here. I'll post pictures of everything soon!
