Me and my biggest fan!!! Morning of the race!!! 
AND I'm off!!! Beautiful colors out that morning. The race started at the beaches of Lake Mead. We ran on the backside of the hoover dam...on the side of the mountain...through these awesome tunnels. I WISH I had a camera while I was running! It was so awesome!!!! The weather was perfect and I felt real good the first half of the race.
The 2nd half of the race, proved to be a little more difficult. It was full of Hills, Hills and More Hills. Oh and they were some hills thrown in there too. I'm not gonna lie...there were some real HARD times during the end. I did a LOT of self talk...AND to the man upstairs :)My dear, sweet, cute hubby...found me at around mile 22....it gave me a quick boost and much needed moral support!!! He then found me again at mile 24...he was holding up a bright neon sign that a few of my sister in laws had made for me! It was AWESOME and again, just what I needed at the moment to get me through to the end!!!!
My body, especially my knees, did surprisingly well!!! I had no problems with pain AT ALL. I seriously couldn't believe it. With the downhill stuff, I was worried about my knee but it did great!!!!Post race...feeling good, but TIRED
Taking a little breather!!!
Taking a little breather!!!
Rylie did AMAZING during the race and there was NO need for me to even worry about her!! She slept almost the whole time I was running, thank heavens!!! I was real worried about her because I'm still nursing...but she did WONDERFUL!!!!! Yay for her..and YAY for dad!!!!
Us at the hoover dam
I feel so proud of myself for what I have accomplished. And I also feel SO greatful for the support that my family and friends have showed me through this whole journey!!! My husband has had to sacrifice a LOT of time so that I could do all my training runs, but never once did he complain. He was always happy to watch the kids and do what needed to be done, so that I could do my running. Its a great feeling to know that I can do something that seemed so far out of reach for me a few years ago. I NEVER thought I could do something like this...and look at me now!!!! And I loved the genuine excitement of family/friends when I got to talk to
them after the race...it made me feel so good.
I had a lot of doubt as race time drew near, but everybody else that believed in me made those doubts and fears go away. So, a big THANK YOU to everyone that supported me and believed in me and my abilities!!!! Who's up for round 2???!!!!!
(yes I want to do another one....I know, I'm crazy)
10 comments:
GO YOU! GO YOU! GO YOU! So glad it was a success! You rock. I want to start running but don't know when and need someone who will run/walk with me. Did I say I want to start running? I meant my toosh does! Hee hee!
Great job!
You are a ROCKSTAR!!! Way to go! I'm glad it went so well for you!! :)
Kelli, you are so funny! Yes, my "tush" is the very reason I started running but dang it, why in the heck is it still there?!!
Way to go Anissa! I'm still so bummed that I didn't get to do it with you but I'll hopefully be doing my first in three weeks.
Congratulations! It is a HUGE accomplishment!
Yay for you! I am so happy for you. I wish I could do it with you. I had my sights on a marathon until both my Dr & PT told me absolutely not! Sadness! I will just live vicariously through you!!!! Keep it up.
kelli...i will run/walk with your toosh, anytime!!!! HAHAHA
That is fantastic girlie. I am so proud of you.
Very proud of you!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! i am so proud/jealous of you!! a full marathon just seems crazy to me. i am running a half in 2 weeks but i cant even begin to run double that! good job and i cant believe how good you look!!!! amazing!!
Great job! We are so proud of you. We all know where to go for running experience now:)! Maybe we can go for a run together when I'm there in Dec. Love ya! See ya soon.
Go Anissa!!
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