I ran a Half Marathon!!

So In July of 2012, You could say I had a midlife revelation that was really bothering me!  I was about to turn 30 years old and I was in the worst shape of my life.  I walked Bloomsday in May which was about 7.5 miles and I thought I might die.  My mom out walked me by a long shot and I had the worst blisters on my feet after and couldn't move for a few days after WALKING it.  So in July of last year I mentally decided my 30's were going to be far better than my 20's and my goal was that I was going to RUN.  Yep, I was going to become a runner again.  I've always had a hard time referring to myself as a runner because although I ran in high school and into college briefly, I NEVER enjoyed it.  My original goal was to run a 5K.
When I first started running, I could barely run for a minute continuously on the treadmill.  I started my adventure using an app on my iphone called C25K (Couch 2 5k)  It was a great app to get me started.  The trick is I had to actually START.  A quote I looked at often when I first started was this, "If you're tired of starting over, stop giving up!"  The first 6 months was rough and I truly didn't like it.  Who wants to do something that is hard work.   However, Over the last year I have ran a few organized runs and they have PUSHED me and I actually have enjoyed it. In 2013, I have done a few 5K's;Seaport River Run in Lewiston, Bloomsday, Color Me Rad, The Dirty Dash, and am very Proud to say I did my last race of the year... A 1/2 Marathon in Salt Lake City.
One of my best friends from High School called me in May and asked if I would come down and run it with her.  At first I was excited but also was thinking...Really can I do this.  My Goal was only a 5K this year and maybe look at doing a 1/2 in 2014.  But hesitantly, I agreed!  Because bottom line, I hadn't seen Krissy in a long time and I really wanted to go visit her. So I trained and now happily can say that I ran 13.1 Miles.  The half that we chose to do was an amazing place.  It was called Big Cottonwood Canyon on the out skirts of Salt Lake City, Utah.  Enjoy the pictures...because I will cherish them for a long time... NOW, to decide which 1/2 marathon I'll do next year!