Hole-y Pond...There's a Bump in my Hair: St. George Marathon

Here I am with my girls. Carolyn and the girls made this sign. it was so neat to see them at the end. what a great day!

Okay, this was an amazing experience! Went down on Friday and went to the Expo with Mendy and Tim Roberts. Later went to the Pasta Dinner with Carolyn, Mendy and Tim, and Cory, Monica, Cevan, and Suzi Skinner. The Skinners were on the Red Rock relay team with us. We then went to Mendy's to have a pre race party. Went To my parents to get things layed out for the morning. I went ot bed and just layed there until 3:00. got up and got ready to go to the buses to go up to the starting line. This is a picture of the Finish line. It was amazing.

We Loaded the buses at 4:00 am at the Park and went to the sstarting line at Central. The starting line was so cool. Flags from every state and from 11 plus countries that were represented by runners. the radio station was there announcing and there were more port-a-potties that I have ever seen in one place. So we took advantage of the potties and then layed down for a 2 hour wait. We lined up at about 6:30 and they played the national anthem. It was so neat to see so many runners on the road with thier hand over their harts. I turned around and looked back at the sea of runners behind me. what an awesome site. then we were off. The first part of the race was so good, I felt good and had a good pace. I was shooting for a sub 4 hour finish. I ended up with a 4 hour 28 min. time per their chip timing, and a 4 our 23 min. time on my Garmin. At mile 21 the cramping started and dispite all that I had done to prepare for it, nothing helped. The crowds were so wonderful and the volunteers were the best. what a great experience. this is a picture that Carolyn took as I was coming out of the Ice Massage. I was really cramping and they tried so hard to get them under control.