This morning was the half marathon in St. Paul. I have been training for months, and started the race with high hopes that my knee would not hurt as it did last year. I finally determined that I had a tight IT band, so as soon as I started stretching and working it, my knee stopped hurting. Amazingly enough, that was really all it was! I was able to finish the whole race with no knee pain (although my right inner shin hurt) and faster than last year! I shaved off 16 minutes from last year's time, coming in at 2:39. Awesome time, and I'll totally be in for next year.
Here are the girls, waiting for me to get to the finish line. It was a pretty chilly morning.
And here is the video footage of me! Leiden joined me for the last bit of a stretch. Woot! If you listen really close at 0:37, you can hear them announce my name.
I actually kind of look like a runner! I have my medal for finishing, and my flowers from Brad and the girls.
A friend from our ward, Laura, up and decided yesterday that she would be running the race. We stuck pretty close together, and I am astounded that she did so well, as she didn't train at all! If I had tried that with no training, I would have permanently lost the use of my legs!
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