Marathon Weekend!

Last weekend I ran the Boston Marathon. I qualified to run in Oct of 2008 (qualification is only good for 2 years), had Benson in Oct 2009 (which I might add was way worse than the marathon!) which left me with Boston 2010 and the feat of running a marathon less than 6 months after the baby. My training wasn't the most consistent but thanks to my running buddies and some good weather days I was able to get back in shape by April. James and I flew to NYC first, where we stayed with my good friend and BYU teammate Carolyn Quebe. We saw broadway shows, caught a Yankee's game and saw the sights of the city. Then we headed off to Boston, what an amazing city! Definitely refreshing after the craziness of NYC. The marathon was for sure the highlight of the trip. It was a unreal experience, to run in a sea of 25,000 and have people cheering for you for 26.2 miles was so exciting. I felt great during the race a beat my last marathon time by over 5 min, finishing in 3:17.28. I was unable to walk normally the next day, but we still walked the Freedom Trail in Boston. There were people limping all over the place the next two days, it was pretty obvious who ran the marathon! Anyway, it was a great trip and we had a blast, thanks to the grandmas that kept Benson for us:) Thanks Mom and Sage!