What a crazy and fun weekend. Crazy... well yeah, I ran my first half marathon in Spokane.
It was fun even if the run was tough. I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day to do it. Spokane has a fabulous Centennial Trail that runs along the Spokane River. It's spring and so everything is green and blooming. It really was gorgeous... when I chose to be optimistic about it all.
Thank you Jessica (my training and running partner) for keeping me going! You're the best!
It felt great to accomplish something I had set my mind too. I was surprised at how difficult running 13 miles is physically and mentally. I'm a short distance runner, and I love to run... but this was mentally very, very challenging. However, even though I vowed to never run a half marathon again, only hours later I was planning my next one. Unfortunately I injured my knee while training, which is probably why I'm wanting to run again... but I definitely have some new goals in mind. But, I'll need a running partner...
AND thank you, Baby, for supporting me every step of they way.
PS We were fortunate enough to have Bethany and Shaun staying with us for the weekend. I think it's okay to admit that Mike and I are HUGE "Trekkies". We secretly wanted to see the new Star Trek movie, but ashamed to admit it to friends. So, when we casually talked about which movie to see, we strategically threw out Star Trek as an option. Mike and I were ecstatic when we all agreed on Star Trek. Luckily, Shaun has seen his fair share of Star Trek, and Bethany was introduced to one of the best movie anthologies of all time. Good thing they liked it :)
