Thursday, November 19, 2009

My First Half



I finished my first half-marathon in St. George with a time of 1:49. That's faster than I had planned; so I was pleased. Justina and Jessica came to St. George and did the race with me, and Shelley and Emily Smith came down and did the 5K. As you can see from the picture some people look like they are ready to have their picture taken for the cover of Elle Magazine after they run 13.1 miles. Others...are NOT so lucky. I would have felt like I was in the shape of my life after completing such a feat if I hadn't spent the rest of the weekend eating...and eating...and eating some more. A huge thanks to my mom, Carolyn, and Paul for watching my offspring so I could relax and refuel. I had a great weekend!

P.S. Justina, I stole your pics!! I'll be sure to take some next time!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ricks- You are speedy fast! Nice job.

Tisha and Mark said...

AWESOME! We are doing our 1/2 in January!! When we move back we are going to have to do the St. George :) Miss you guys!

Hiatts said...

Great job, Ricks!!! looks like a lot of fun!

Dave and Ashley Blackhurst said...

Ricks, do me a favor; make me a champion too.

Hansen Family said...

Congrats, what an accomplishment!

Justina Selim said...

That weekend was so much fun! I loved all the eating, haha. I am so jealous of your time! I am hoping to do a little better in April. I have been slacking on the running lately so I better pick it up, haha.

Russ and Megan said...

YAY!! Sounds so fun! And you really did make great time!! I'm impressed!