Ogden Marathon

For now here are some pictures of Brandon at his race, and after.... He will be adding his own commentary so check back for that! I do have to say how proud I am of Brandon! He did awesome!! He ran 26.1 miles in 3 hours 25 min. and 11 seconds. He was a little over 15 minutes shy of quailfying for the Boston Marathon! On his first marathon! He did awesome and is already planning his next race! He was 9th in his class, 98th in his gender and 115th overall!!WOW!! Here are pictures of Brandon running, then pictures of us afterward, including some with Jens Gibbs, Brandon's best friend who also ran and did a great job!

Ogden Half Marathon

So, now that I am starting to move again; and feel like I can start to function like a normal person...I will give you all the full marathon/half marathon update!

Brandon and I both had a very restless night before the race, so 4 a.m. came way to fast! We got up and got ready to go. We arrived and waited for Jens, Daryl, Rachel(my best Colorado buddy) and her sister Sammi. Brandon and Jens loaded first and I went to meet up with Daryl and Rach, and Sammi. We couldn't find Rach or Sammi, so Daryl and I loaded the bus and headed up the canyon. The trip seemed WAY longer than 13.1 miles and I was getting nervous! I had given up hope of being able to find Rachel and Sammi-bummer. Just as we unloaded the bus I spotted Rach! WOoHoO! Well, we got to the start and had almost and hour and a half to just stand and wait. It was cold, but they had a bunch of fires for us to stay warm, but there were way too many people so we didn't get a whole lot of warmth!

All four of us started at the same time, but it wasn't long before Daryl and Rachel were off in the distance. Luckily Sammi and I ran at the same pace. It was awesome because when I wanted to slow down or walk she pushed me, and when she was having a hard time I pushed her. It is so nice to have a running partner! I hate running alone...

I was excited to see the first few miles fly by, it sure didn't feel like I had been running that far. The water/aid stations were great! My favorite was the one with gum and another one with watermelon! The watermelon came just when I needed it! It was so refreshing and tasted sooo good! I always chew gum when I run, but I had forgotten mine in the truck, so I was happy to see gum along the way! :)

We celebrated every mile marker with a WOoHoO and a wave of our arms! I even ran like Pheobe on Friends, just to loosen up for a minute.. I was so glad to have someone to share the race and the experience with! The last two miles were hard! The last mile seemed to stretch on FOR......EV.......ER!! It felt like three miles rolled into one. At the end, as I was coming in..I saw my parents and my kids! It was just what I needed. I stopped and kissed Kyleigh and Cooper and then went on to finish my race! Sammi waited for me, she was so awesome! She said there was no way she was going to finish without me:) I couldn't have asked for a better running buddy. Maybe we will have to plan more runs together... Here are some pictures of us running and then after the run.. I finished in 2 hours 18 mins. 36 seconds..... I was super excited! I just wanted to finish the dang thing, and I ended up with a personal best! My training run of 11 miles, I ran between 11 and 12 min. miles. During the race, I ran 10 1/2 min. miles! Way better than I expected! Maybe I can be convinced to continue to run, and maybe to do another race ;)

Fun Trip on the new Front Runner

Allison Barnes and her little boy McCord joined us on the Front Runner! We decided that while it was free we would take the chance and go for a ride! The kids were excited for about 20 minutes, and then the younger ones started to get restless. We rode to Woods Cross, got off and went and got ice cream. We got back on and went to Salt Lake and then came right back to the Roy station. It was fun, and quite the experience! Here are some pictures of us riding the train...

Connor and Logan come to play!

We were able to watch Connor and Logan while Jens and Tiffany went out. We had soooo much fun! Cooper finally got some competition, and they all wanted to play with whatever someone else had. They all loved the play house! We only had one high chair, so Connor and Logan were big boys and sat up to the table! They played so well, I hope they get to come play again! Here they are...sorry there are so many, but they were so adorable I had to put a bunch up!

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Ok, Sorry everyone! I have been a slacker...I am going to catch up, and then keep caught up! I just haven't been in the best mood lately. I don't know why, I just have been onery and irritated and didn't want to blog anything! I have decided to adjust my attitude and get happy! So here's to blogging again and my attitude adjustment!
~~Sorry to Brandon and the kids for living with a bear the past couple weeks! I love you more than anything in this world!
So, I am labeling this as now, but you will have to go back through Nov. to see what I have updated!
:)