Sunday, August 2, 2009

Half Marathon

I ran the Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon the other weekend. It was my first half marathon, and it was actually pretty fun. I went up with 3 other girls from around here, which was fun. They were Kelly Morter, Rachelle Hulet, and Julie Frye. I ran the race in 1 hour and 52 minutes. Miles 8-10 were the hardest part. My feet were hurting, but I kept going. I ran into my friend, Rachel Millet (now Shipee), from college bball, and ran the rest of the race with her which was also fun. I had a great time and will most likely do another one. Although, I couldn't imagine turning around and doing the whole thing over to make it a full marathon...good luck Chris! :)

While I was gone, I was worried about the kids. They stayed home with Chris, but that wasn't what I was worried about. Porter hadn't been taking a bottle, and we didn't know what he was going to eat for 2 days. Luckily, while I was gone, he took the bottle! Yeah! He did so great. He even only woke up once during the night and Chris just rocked him back quickly. I told Chris I think we have a new routine. I was so glad they did so great with Chris. (P.S. Porter has once again hated the bottle...he liked it for only a couple weeks. Any suggestions?)

Right before the race. It was early.

Such a cute group. :)
Proud, with our medals.
I did it! Yeah, it's over!

5 comments:

Jenny said...

Way to go Anna Banana! You are awesome...Super Mom! The next time you're in SLC, let's run a race together.

Joe and Liz said...

Awesome Anna! :)

Ken, Julia, Rue, & Atlas too! said...

You are such a great motivator. Maybe in the future I can run with you... guess I have some work to do. Way to go Banana!!

The Hale's said...

Congrats! I wish I was a runner... I will most likely never do anything like that. Memphis will not take a bottle either! I am going to Vegas over night in a couple months and I am scared what to do. I guess if they get desperate enough they will take it right? Hopefully she will like Porter.

staci baker said...

YOU DA WOMAN! I just ran a four-mile race a few weeks ago and about DIED. You are AMAZING!