My Big Race....

I had a fabulous experience yesterday running the Half Marathon in Salt Lake City!
Personal Favorites:
1. Warming up at 6 am when it was only 40 degrees outside (that's a guess, but wow it was cold!)
2. Getting up at 4:4oam to get ready... I was so nervous!
3. The Baptist choir that sang as we were warming up. They were really good. I loved how they sang the National Anthem. Made me feel like a real athelete!
4. I loved running along the streets of Salt Lake and seeing all the posters people were holding, or had staked in their front yard... personal fave said "Run Happy!"
5. I loved the spectators. It was amazing how many people were out cheering on the runners. It really did boost my energy!
6. Seeing the little kids sitting on the side of the road holding their hands out for the runners to give them a High Five!
7. Beautiful dogs on the side of the road. Big Golden Retrievers(personal fave) german shepherds, border collies, so many dogs! I love animals can you tell!
8. I loved getting towards the end of the race and realizing... Oh my goodness... it's almost over already???
9. I loved that the runners came in all shapes, sizes, ages, colors... truly a very open sport... I think I ran half the race along side a kid that was no older than my nephew Kyle. I would get ahead of him, but he always seemed to catch up to me!
10. Crossing that finish line. Amazing feeling came through me. It was AMAZING! Such a sense of accomplishment! I can't express it! I loved calling Turtle to see where he was at, and he was still parking the car! I finished "earlier" than we planned! SUCH A GREAT FEELING! I finished in 2 hours 2 minutes and some change... do the math, about 9 and 1/2 minute miles!!!
Here are some pictures of my big day! Courtesy of my awesome sister in law Joni: