Finished!

As you all know I had my big 10K race in St. George last Saturday and it went great! I ran the whole time, only stopping for water, and right back to running. I had to admit I was a little nervous and I wasn't sure if I was able to run the whole thing. I didn't want to walk because if I did I would be disappointed in myself but I ran! I finished the race in under an hour! My friend and I finished in 58 mins and 25 secs. We did awesome! The morning of the race was a little bit cold and I usually run in a tank top at the gym because I get hot. I had a sleeveless shirt to run in but I went outside and it was freakin cold. It was a good thing that I packed my Utah Jazz t-shirt so I put that on. I met my friend at the finish line and we had to take a bus to the start of the line. We take this ride and the bus stops at the starting line and I didn't want to get out of the warm cozy bus because we had 30 minutes till the race began. We got off and I decided I better go to the bathroom again. My friend and I did a little jog and stretched and I couldn't believe how many people were there, 300-400 people. I was amazed by the mix of racers: young, old, teens, children, etc. The minute the race started we were off but at our pace. It was amazing to see all these people start running full speed but I knew we would eventually pass them. I'm glad I had my friend there because it made the time go so fast. We talked and just pushed each other. The only killer part of the race was the last mile because it was freakin up hill. Who does that to runners on the last mile? I was so tired and I just wanted to walk but we kept on going. We passed a lot of people that were ahead of us so we knew we were doing good. My goal was to finish the race and my friend's goal was to finish in an hour and we did. I got to 6 miles and I picked up the pace and then I saw the balloons and I sprinted as fast as I could. I saw Brandon, Jazmin, Mariah, and Brock cheering me on and I wanted to give Jazmin high five but I wanted to finish the race. It was such a neat experience and I think I even impressed my husband with the athleticism skills that I had going on. I would post pictures up but they are ugly. I am glad Brandon took them but I honestly look like I am dying trying to cross that finish line. Brandon told me when the first 10 runners crossed the line Jazmin said "Mom is slow." The first person finished in 40 mins. I think I am hooked because now I want to run another race in May or June. I'm not sure if I'm up to running a half marathon but we will see. I can't believe I said that, wow.