FINISHING IS WINNING

Hooray! I completed  my second ever Half Marathon and the best part is that  it was the Canyonlands Half in my favorite place on earth... MOAB, UT.

13.1 beautiful miles along the Red Rocks and  Coloroado River, small birds singing along the way. breathtaking and thrilling to be a part of.

Is this REALLY  MY life?

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 My friend Kim came with me for the weekend and was so kind to  come and  meet me about 4 or so miles from the end and finish with me. My Coach Dan  met us about 1 1/2 or 2 miles from the end and  made us laugh  our way to the finish line. That was awesome! Thanks soooo much Kim & Dan!

Sam  is a friend who owns a coffee stand in Moab and on race day I told him I was running it and he said " Just remember, Finishing IS Winning". PERFECT advice and it was just what I needed to hear. when we stopped for coffee the following day  he asked how I did. My answer?  I WON! :)

This time I finished about a minute better than my SLC run in 09.  A minute is not much but this course was  a lot  more rolly and that made it a little harder.  the SLC Half is  in 4 days and so I am hopeful to finish under 3 hours but think it would totally rock to do it in like 2:50 or 2:55. we'll see!