I graduated from BYU with a Sociology degree. I loved it! Every Sociology class I had was just completely interesting and fun. A couple years later I thought,”Hmmm, maybe I’ll just go take some accounting classes…JUST FOR FUN.” So I went to UVSC for Accounting for a couple of semesters…it was NOT fun.
So Josh, Kris and I ran the Long Beach Marathon six months ago. I loved it! I had so much fun and I wasn’t even sore after. Then when I found out there was a Salt Lake City Marathon, I thought,”Hey, I will do it JUST FOR FUN (and hopefully do it faster than Long Beach).” Well, this time, it was NOT fun.
I need help redefining what FUN is…More school and more marathons???? What was I thinking?
Anyhoo, I did run SLC Marathon a couple days ago. I didn’t prepare for it as well as I should have, but I wasn’t too worried, it was JUST FOR FUN, right? I was having lots of fun for the first 13 miles. I was kicking bum, if I do say so myself, 8 minute miles the whole way! Then I decided I HAD to take a quick break to put a band-aid on my foot and take care of business so I wouldn’t finish the race looking like THIS:
Well, that little break KILLED me, it was all over after that. My legs were just completely cramped up!!! By mile 18 I was questioning if I could finish at all. I was looking for spectators who might be kind enough to help me cheat. At 19 1/2 miles, I came upon the sweetest sight ever…..
Cari made these amazingly cute posters. I cannot even express how happy I was to see these guys!!! I got hugs from everyone….
Begged Josh to take me home…….
He refused, gave me a pep talk, then my little fam ran with me for a while….
I wish I could say that this little reunion gave me enough energy to sprint 7 more miles to the finish….Noooope. But I made it, eventually. Josh, Cari, Ashton and Emmy were waiting at the Gateway. When I ran by, Ashton came out and ran the last 50 yards with me. He was so cute!!!! Everyone was cheering for him and yelling “You’re gonna beat your mom!” Yeah, no kidding. It was hard to keep up with him.
So I finished the marathon, I DIDN’T have poop all over me, AND I finished a tiny bit faster than my first marathon(4 hr 30 min instead of 4 hr 45 min), so I guess I have to say it was a success. In the picture below, if it looks like I was crying and then trying to smile…it’s because I WAS crying and trying to smile. Josh and Cari took such good care of me and spoiled me. I was just a little bit exhausted and WAY overwhelmed by their thoughtfulness and support.
by Holly Hokanson, on April 21 2009 @ 4:35 pm
Way to go! You’re amazing! That was fun to read too. I can not believe that picture! That was so gross! I want to hear more about the race later.
by Amanda, on April 21 2009 @ 11:55 pm
YOU ROCK! Congrats and that really is the cutest thing ever with Ashton running with you.
by Emily, on April 22 2009 @ 1:28 pm
Hi Jenn, I am laughing so hard at that poor racing girl in your first picture that I am crying. How aweful. Where did you find that picture – that poor girl – look at her face. I am so proud of you for racing 2 marathons. Since I’ve had children I haven’t even ran two steps, however, I keep thinking that I will someday -once I don’t feel so tired from just being a mom. Congrats – you are my hero.
by Caroline T., on April 22 2009 @ 11:03 pm
That was the most disturbing and cute post all in one. You are awesome!! I don’t even have motivation to think about doing a marathon. Way to Go!! Your family is SO cute with their huge signs….that would have made me so happy!!
by Mom, on April 23 2009 @ 7:14 pm
Jenn, you are totally amazing! We are so very proud of you . We have been so proud of you when it was fun for you to run the marathon, but even more proud of you that you finished when it was so very hard. Josh, Care, Ashton and Emmy were great too:)
by Katie, on April 24 2009 @ 2:11 am
AWESOME job! Holy cow- you have got to be the cutest marathon runner ever! Great job beating your time!
I have seen that picture of that guy before- good call on “taking care of business”
Dana’s signed up to do the St. George marathon again. He’s already looking forward to it. I think you should consider doing that one just for fun and then we can get together!