Sunday, April 19, 2009

Finally It's Over!!

This was the best part of the whole race....The Finish Line!!!


Teri and Sharon



Teri Sharon and Christa

The Salt Lake City Half Marathon is finally over!!! Thank the Lord!! Amazingly enough I finished it without stopping and before I thought I would!!! All in all it was a day filled with personal goals for myself. First - I ran the fastest 3 miles ever (for me)...29 mins! Second - I didn't stop running but I have to tell you I really really really wanted to especially when I got to State St. and it started the dreaded climb up hill....I seriously wanted to die!! Third - I finished the race in 2:25 which I thought I would run it in 2:45!! For me the last 1/2 mile was probably the hardest point since I used all my energy to get up state st. and once I turned left on South Temple towards the Gateway I could not get my heart rate to recover and my legs were just done. It took all I had to get to that damn finish line until I saw my amazing cheerleaders encouraging me which some how sparked up the last of my adrenalin to pick up the pace and cross the finish line!! I want to thank Sharon and Christa for being a great support team and pushing me and having patience for a slower runner I can't believe I'm saying this but I look forward to the next Half Marathon!! A little shout out to Mike who is a super hero!!! Next year it will be us four!!!

2 comments:

  1. VERY COOL T-BONE! YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOURSELF, THAT IS A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT.

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  2. Teri you are SO awesome!! Holy cow I wish I could do that, but not even close! CONGRATS!!

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