Half Marathon

Today was the half marathon race in Kenosha, Wisconsin and I fortunately had a few friends from the ward run it too.  See picture below - Max & Danielle, Dianna, Ryan & Melanie, Sarah, Melissa, & Katie (Katrina, sorry you got sick and couldn't come - bummer!).  

We got up at an insane hour to make the hour and a half drive; the race started at 7am.  It was a beautiful day and beautiful scenery - right along Lake Michigan.  I actually felt really good the whole time and was mentally prepared.  Kind of funny, but this was my thought process at mile 9 (4.2 miles left)... "Ok, Whitney, only 4 miles left.  You CAN do this.  That's only like 40 minutes.  40 minutes...that's a familiar number...oh yeah, that's how long it took to push Rachel out...yep, I would DEFINITELY rather be doing this.  Ok, only 4 miles left."  This is how I get my motivation, I just compare it to child birth and it doesn't seem that bad.  :)  Anyway, I was not as physically prepared as I have been in the past, but it felt good to do another race.  Official time:  2 hr 16 min

The best part about this race was having Brandon & Rachel waiting / cheering for me at the finish line!  Brandon deserves a big thanks for all the support he gave me while I was off doing runs (especially on Saturdays).  Thanks, honey.