Hobble Creek Half Marathon

Back in May, Bryan's cousin told us about the Hobble Creek Half Marathon. He said it's a fast race - gentle downhill slope a lot of the way. Bryan and I decided to give it a shot (our first race ever). We followed a 12-week training plan we found online. We did short runs 2 days a week, cross-trained 2 days a week, and did a long run on Saturday mornings. Each week, the short runs and long runs got progressively longer. I have to say, I loved the training. I never thought I would/could run 10 miles just for the fun of it. But I did, and I loved the challenge. Bryan was always faster than me, though. That kind of ticked me off. :)

Today was race day! We got up at 4:30 AM, drove to Mapleton, and the 1200 runners were bussed up Hobble Creek Canyon to the start line. It's true, it was a fast race. I ran faster than my training pace. Unfortunately, Bryan donated blood earlier this week, so his lack of red blood cells hurt his speed. Even so, he ran at his training pace. My favorite part was seeing my cute kids at the finish line. Claire was nice enough to take them to the race.

Hobble Creek Half Marathon

Bryan: 1 hr 57 min
Sara: 1 hr 55 min
The picture is in black and white so you don't have to stare at our sweatiness!