We did it!
Today I was able to enjoy a beautiful day running in the Teton Dam Half Marathon. I really enjoyed it and felt so great when I crossed the finish line. I set this goal for myself back in January and more than a few times didn't know if it would really happen. I am so glad it all worked out! It felt good to accomplish my goal.
For a person who claims to NOT be a "runner", I've decided to own up to the fact that I guess I like to run (on most days). I especially love to run next to a green field with a blue sky and marvelous clouds above me. I love this world and the beauty that surrounds me here in my neck of the woods. My soul yearns for it.
I also appreciate and cherish the friendships that I've been able to make as I do my "time" training. My current/recent running friend is a great person that I've met as we've served on the Stake Girls Camp Board. I call her my little tender mercy. In the early spring I was a very sad, cynical, and disheartened person who was frustrated with her current lack of friendship and exercise options. I was missing my previous exercise life. At one of our girls camp meetings Heidi wore her running hat. When I asked her about her hat and if she ran a lot she said she'd always wanted to run a marathon. I told her that I was thinking about doing the Teton Dam Half and invited her to join. When Heidi acted interested I didn't dare get excited – it took me a while before I got my hope up again. You see it is a rare thing to find a person who is willing to wake up and run at 5:30 in the morning and is dependable and consistent. Lucky me, Heidi is all of these things. Plus here is a fun side note: Heidi also has a road bike! Sweetness. This is a perfect combo for me – run 2 days, ride 2 days. Perfect.
So I'm here to thank Heidi for this memory and also for restoring my exercise ambition, hope, and determination as I trained to run 13.1 dam miles.
 Aweome Family! |
 How sweet is this? |
 Victory |
 oh ya |
 Happy and surprised to see my family. Stephen is the coolest. |
 Hugs help |
 gearing up for Summer’s Hill |
 I really did the half – not the team marathon like my bib declares. |