We freaking did it!

So, my mom and I ran a HALF MARATHON!!! 13.1 freaking miles. It was amazing! Seriously, this is probably the first goal I've ever set for myself and followed through on, thanks to my mom. After our 10k in March, I felt like throwing myself into a ditch - it was the worst experience ever. But after the half marathon, I felt awesome! I wasn't dying! After we crossed the finish line I didn't want to throw myself on my stomach on the street - I was so surprised!

It was the best half marathon we could have ever picked. It was slightly downhill most of the time, there was a breeze hitting us in the back which was awesome, and the weather was PERFECT! Not too hot with a slight breeze.

The morning was the only rough part. We had to leave my house at 3:30 AM to go to Provo where we rode a shuttle to the starting point. We got there around 4:00 and froze to death for two hours. There were these little fires around, but they were teeny. People kept climbing up the mountain in search of branches and whatnot. Our particular fire came pretty close to burning the entire mountain. For real.

Can you spot me? We were running with 2,000 other people and that's not including the other couple thousand running the full marathon that were catching up/passing us!

Here we are. So close to that line! I totally got a burst of energy and sprinted to the end. But the last 3 miles of the marathon are the toughest mentally for sure. It gets the hardest when you can actually see the finish line at mile 12.

A little after-run stretching. There were massage therapists but am I the only person that thinks it's disgusting to be massaged when you're super sweaty??? SICK!

Here's Matthew, my biggest supporter who made this possible.

We got medals for finishing within a certain time. Our official time was 2:31:21 - I was so surprised!!! I thought I would be more around 2:35-3 hours. I was so pleased! However, it was crazy to see full marathon runners pass us and finish before us. That was INSANE.

My favorite kids. They were proud of me. I was happy.