Well....we did it!

Today is Memorial Day. Today we ran...and finished!...the BolderBoulder Marathon!!!! It's a 10K (6.2 miles) and we did it!!! Scott, Rich, Eddie, Richie, Cailey (yep, Cailey), and I did the 10K. The guys ran it and Cailey and I jogged/walked the race. Cailey and I finished in about 1 hour 40 minutes...not too bad. Our goal was 1 hour 30 minutes, so we just missed it. Next year we hope to do better. Cailey and I ran the first mile with the guys, but I made her stop and start to walk. She was very upset with me because she wanted to stay with Scott. I am sure glad I made her stop, though. Half way ~ as we walked under the 5K marker ~ she started to complain about her legs hurting, her knee hurting, it's too hot, she's too wet (from running through the sprinklers that the spectators had out), she doesn't want to walk anymore, she's tired, she's hungry...and on and on for the last 5K!!! But, once we got to the last little bit ~ running into Folsom Field ~ she got very excited about all the people in the stands and we were able to run for a strong finish! I am very proud of her (and me). It's our first marathon and we are very, very tired. Scott and Richie ran the whole distance (way to go!), but they don't know their time yet. Rich ran most of the way ~ the altitude got to him and he had to walk a little bit. Eddie has been running marathons (including the New York Marathon!) and finished WAY ahead of all of us!

A picture of us after the race ~ we didn't have the camera to take one with Eddie and Richie (darn it!):