Family By Divine Design:: Run a Marathon by the time I'm Thirty: Check!

17 September 2012

Run a Marathon by the time I'm Thirty: Check!

Phase three of my plan is complete! I actually didn't get crazy nervous before it started. I had done the training, there was only one event to worry about and it was mainly a test of my mental endurance. It's certainly hard on the body (my walking looks a little ridiculous two days later), but it's really a mental battle. I think I managed my race well. I wasn't very fast, but I did finish strong. I actually did run the last couple of miles, and I even picked up my pace when the finish was in sight . . . I was SO desperate to be done. hahaha
At the halfway point I was feeling pretty good. I called my husband and told him that I thought I probably could finish as I had expected, which was in around five hours. A few miles later I changed my mind. :D
My strategy was to run 4 miles, walk five minutes for as long as I could. I did that through mile 16, and felt decent enough that I was hopeful I would be able to do it through mile 20. Between miles 18 and 19 I decided I couldn't quite pull it off, so I modified to running 2 miles and walking 5 minutes. I really didn't want to modify to running 1 mile and walking 5 minutes. Had it not been for my sister's appearance around mile 24, I probably would have done it anyway. She saved me! It buoyed me up so much to see her that I found the strength to run the rest of the way; my stride even improved a little. Ha! A little bit after that I heard a spectator comment, "She doesn't even look tired!" hahahaha
Here is the breakdown of my crazy long run. :) I was 86th in my division but the main detail is that my final time was 05:28:49.3.

Pre-race with my friend, Emily (on the right) and her friend and running partner, Brittani (left).

The end is in sight!

Feeling like I can't get there fast enough.

Almost there!

I made it! The time here is the time it took me to get to the finish after the gun, but I didn't get past the start line for a couple of minutes. There were a lot of people, and I knew I wasn't going to be fast so I figured I should be near the back of the pack. :D

4 comments:

Elizabeth17 September, 2012 20:17
Wow!! I am so impressed! That is awesome, congrats :)
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whirligigdaisy18 September, 2012 08:25
Amazing! Way to go.
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bryan27 September, 2012 20:31
Dude, that is an awesome accomplishment. Next time around you should drag Dave out there with you.
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J B10 October, 2012 22:20
Congratulations! What an awesome thing to do!
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David's Bio

I grew up in southeastern Idaho moving at age one from the center of our town to the outskirts. This home had approximately ten acres and much of my youth was spent outdoors both playing and working with my grandparents on their farms. I enjoyed sports throughout my life and was active in wrestling and football throughout junior high and high school. My junior and senior years at high school a sweet young girl even convinced me to join the ballroom dance team. I graduated from high school and attended BYU where I earned my Bachelors degree in Biology in April 2007. Having been raised in the gospel it has always been an influence in my life.

Rachael's Bio

I lived in south central Idaho on a two-acre property in a three-story home until the fourth grade. We moved to Idaho's capitol where we lived until I was in eighth grade when we moved to south eastern Idaho. This move affected my life greatly. It helped me to gain and solidify my testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ as well as helped me decide how accurately I was going to live the gospel. This is also where I met David who was to become my best friend and husband. After graduating from high school in 2001 I attended BYU for four and a half years and graduated with a B.A. in Modern Dance, shortly before giving birth to our first child. Through all of my experiences my faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ and my dedication to living His gospel with integrity has increased. My greatest desire is that I will be able to help my children live and love the gospel.

Our Love Story

Rachael and David met first in their ward after Rachael moved in at the age of fourteen. Rachael's family had just moved across town to a home more suited to their needs than the original duplex. Both of their families were active in the church and Rachael and David both served in leadership positions of their respective YM/YW groups. With that constant exposure to each other was added the fact that they went to the same high school and were in the same graduating class. They found each other to be attractive and dated each other quite a bit near the end of their senior year and the summer afterward. After his freshman year at BYU David went on a mission to Russia - Rachael wrote him about every month and a half, just as an "interested" friend. Rachael was at home working for the summer when David returned from his mission and immediately felt that she wanted to date him again, so she asked him to go see the Phantom of the Opera in Salt lake City; thereafter followed about six months of courtship before they were married in Logan, Utah. Now they're both "the luckiest."