Half Marathon

 Well, I did it!  I finished my first half marathon and actually ran it faster than I thought I could.  While up in northern Utah, I signed up for the Farmington Half Marathon.  It was a great experience and I felt good while running the race.  I finished the race in 1:53....which is around 8:44 a mile.  My family was awesome and came to watch me run and support me.  And my amazing dad woke up at 4:30am with me and actually drove me to where my race was.  He was there when I started the race and cheered me on the entire race.  He would drive out and wait for me every few miles and would cheer me on when I would run by.  What a great dad!  It gave me motivation to keep going because I knew he was waiting for me.  After I finished the race my family took me out to IHOP for some yummy breakfast.  I have such an awesome family.  I was proud of myself for finishing the race.  It was always something I had wanted to accomplish and I wanted to teach my kids that they could do hard things.  I wanted to show them that you can accomplish your goals with hard work.  My next goal is to now train for an olympic triathlon...so we'll see how that goes.