White Rock Marathon Relay

My new years resolution this year was to run a 5k each quarter. I missed the first quarter so when a co-worker asked me if I wanted to participate on a marathon 5-person relay team, I figured that could make up for some of the mileage I missed the first quarter.

There were 4 teams from CROSSMARK and I was on the 4th (and least competitive - thank goodness) team.

Here's me before the race...ready to get going! (If only I knew to be calm because it would be aroud 5 hours until I actually started running - ha!)

I ran the last leg which was 5.2 miles (which is further than I've ever raced before). I caught a cold in SLC so I was still feeling a little under the weather but I am SO HAPPY with my results. My goal was to average a 15 min mile and I beat that. I ran the first mile without stopping (which was all uphill by the way). And then after that I did intervals - run 10 min/walk 5 min. The fun thing about running the last leg is that you get to cross the finish line! Team time : 5:02:46.17

My best guess at my leg: 1 hour 13 min (they didn't time the individual legs...grrr)

Me crossing the finish line closer-up.

Here are some words/thoughts to describe my experience

- Macaroni Grill the night before to "carb" up

- Early morning shuttle ride

- Freezing Cold and waiting with Chad

- Watching the temperature finally hit 40 degrees

- Crowds cheering as I ran/Bands playing on the side of the street

Here is Chad and I after the race. (Ignore the copyright stuff...I didn't want to pay for the official printed pictures and just took them off the website.)

Group lunch at Hooters afterwards - (Here's everyone who went to Hooters)

I was really glad I did it. I was the biggest and the slowest but hey, good for me, right?! I look forward to doing it again next year and doing even better!

Here's me after the race - whew!

(Silly embarassing side note - why didn't ANYONE tell me that the safety pins holding up my number were placed in an inappropriate location? Seriously people...tell a sister to move her number!)