Women's Half Marathon

A perfect day for a race with a friend.

November 7, 2010 - Women's Half Marathon (Tempe & Scottsdale)

I ran the race in honor of my Grandma Velma who passed away on November 2, 2010 at the age of 95. She was a breast cancer survivor. The race went to benefit the Susan G. Komen foundation for breast cancer awareness. I thought about my Grandma a lot along the way. Memories of her helped me through some tough times during the race.

Maria came to town to run too. We ran the first mile together which was awesome. We passed each other during the race (due to the way the course was set up) and got to cheer each other on.

My hurt foot made it to about 9.5 before it really started to bother me. Here I am resting after some ice and biofreeze.

Miss Em sporting my metal.

Miss Maria- we have been friends since grad school at Gonzaga (she supervised me in the clinic) :-), she got her PhD at UGA when we were in ATL, she was in our wedding and she the girls' Godmother. It was awesome to share this experience with her. In the words of the girls "Go Maria Go"

I finished in 2 hours, 28 minutes and 56 seconds. I was okay with that time considering my foot was hurt and I had been on antibiotics for bronchitis the week before. Hoping for a little faster time next time around. All in all it was fun and a great race. Next up, Maggie's Place 10K and Emma's kid's dash.

After a great race day, we had a great evening with more Gonzaga friends, in town from Seattle. Brian and Nate were roommates. We enjoyed some yummy food with Brian, Kendra and their new baby girl Alina at Joe's Farm Grill. It was mini ZAG reunion.

Such a good day.