I Ran A Marathon!!!

Those of you who have spent any time with me at all this summer have heard me talk non-stop about a little event taking place on September 12th in Salmon, Idaho (sorry everyone, it has kind of consumed me!). After running the Sawtooth Relay, Laura and I had the idea to run the Salmon Marathon! I ran a marathon in college, however, I had always promised myself that I would run one after I was done having children. I figured now was as good of a time as any. What I didn't think about was how difficult it would be to schedule in hours of running every week while working, raising two young children, being a wife, etc. THANKFULLY, I married a very supportive husband, who was willing to do more than his fair share while I ran, ran, ran. (I started to feel like Forrest Gump). Despite all my worries of not training enough, I enjoyed a fantastic race!


The kids were home with Mema and Papa while we made the big trek to Salmon, Idaho! Thank you Mema and Papa for allowing us to have a "are we there yet?" free trip!

Laura and I, the night before the race. Unfortunately for me, I am an IDIOT and ate the world's largest burger. I couldn't figure out why everyone told me that was a bad idea until I got to about mile 2 and the rumble in my belly started... I'll spare you the details, but mile 2-13 was rough!


I think this shot was at about mile 23.

Holding my long sleeve t-shirt about to throw it to the 'port team! It was FREEZING at the beginning of the run, but it's amazing how 26 miles will warm you up!

Finish line! My goal was 4 hours flat, but I'll take this time! About a 9:30 mile...

I kind of felt famous having a videographer!

If there were captions above our heads with our thoughts, I think they would say something like this... Mine, "where's the bathroom?" Laura's, "where's the beer garden?" Jed's, "what was I thinking when I signed up for this ONE WEEK AGO!"

What a great husband!

Our great friend Brooke was husband-less for the weekend since he was getting his fill of football in Seattle for the weekend, which was great for us, since she decided to join in on the fun! We're so glad she came, she and Ryan had fun getting really lost in Salmon trying to find the race! We're glad you came Brooke!