On June 11th, Benton and I ran the Utah Valley Half Marathon! Linda came into town to watch our kids while we completed the race, thank goodness for grandmas! We had to wake up at 3am to get dressed and then drive down to Provo. The bus took us up to the starting line at 4am. We had to sit until race time which started at 6am. On the way up our bus driver hit the metal barrier driving up the canyon. It was a huge greyhound bus and he obviously miscalculated how close he was to the side of the highway, the whole bus screamed since it was a bit startling. If we weren't awake already we for sure were when that happened.
It was a bit cold at the starting line but thankfully we could snuggle together and try to find a spot near the fire pit. There was a beautiful sunrise which made the waiting not so bad.
Benton and I ran together the whole time. Benton just ran at a slower pace since he wanted to complete it together. I felt great until mile 11 and then my legs were ready to be done. We finished in 2 hours 20 minutes. I was so proud of us both for training for the half and completing it together! Love you Benton!
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