St.George Marathon

So i have always a goal in life to run a full marathon. I have had the opportunity to run a few half marathons and at the end of each i think, there is no way i could turn around and run another 13 miles. At any rate, i was not plannning on running one at this point in my life because i know that it takes alot of time and i was just not ready to take that much time to train. Well, my friend and her friend got into to the St.George Marathon(which is a lottery to get into). Her friend got pregnant and couldn't run. So, needless to say i ended up buying her registration and running under her name.

This is somewhere in the middle of the run. We forgot to grab the camera, so these are just what i could download from the sight. They are a little small, but it's kinda better the way cause who really likes the way they look when they run?

The finish line is in sight!!! I heard that sometimes your emotions can get out of wack during a marathon and i have to say my emotions got the best of me. It first started at mile 23 when I came out of the canyon and all of the sudden the streets were just lined with people cheering everyone on. I started to cry but then i couldn't breath very well, so i had to control myself. The next couple miles seemed to go on forever because i kept thinking, "ok, i only have 2 more miles, 2 miles is nothing, the finish line is so close." After the longest 2 miles, i saw my wonderful, supportive husband and the finish line at the same time, and then i lost it. It was such an amazing experience and i am so glad that i did it!!



Whoo hoo, i am finally done!! and yes, that is a smile on my face because i am so happy to cross the finish line and for some strange reason i remember thinking, "that was so fun, i have to try it again."
I must say that i really did love the course of the marathon also. It was so beautiful and perfect running weather. The only bummer is that there were quite a few crazy hills and alot of rolling hills the first 18ish miles but the last bit was great!