My first Half Marathon!!!

On May 4th I ran the American River Parkway Half Marathon. My very first half marathon and it was a whole lot of different mixed feelings!! I had my awesome friend Aubry running it with me and then a bunch of other awesome lady friends all running the race as well. It was a really fun experience and turned out to be a lot harder race than planned. It was a pretty warm day which affected many but I was able to still finish the race in barely under 2 hours which was my utlimate goal!! The first 5 or 6 miles felt great and I was cruising and then I started to have some hip pain in the front and side of my hip and it got worse and moved down into my IT band and side of my knee. I managed to just push through it and slowed my pace down a bit but still was able to finish with a 1:59:40 time!! I am so proud to have finished and to have accomlished something I've wanted to do for a long time! I never in my life thought I would be a runner or even enjoy running but I am now officially a "runner" and it feels SO good!!

 Me and my awesome friend Aubry. Love this girl!!

 Pre race jitters!!! EEK!!

 LET'S DO THIS!!!



AND DONE!!!