Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Too Cold to Hold

On Saturday I ran the Too Cold to Hold 15K with some friends (Amy Shumway, Miko Johnson, Maggie Kerr, Natalie Joyner, and me!). It is a great stepping stone to my ultimate goal (which is a marathon...one day). It was around White Rock Lake, which provided zero protection against the cold wind.

I was proud of how well we did, running faster than we normally do. The best part was seeing my two men waiting for me at the finish line.

Just in case anyone was wondering, 15K = 9.32056 miles (I had to look it up).

13 comments:

Aika said...

Oh my goodess! You are amazing and you're even more amazing, because it looks so cold!

Rachel Durazzani said...

You are amazing! Nice work. Oh I can't wait to race again. Do you have a date in mind for your marathon? I think I want to do one too, but I'm not sure when.

Emily said...

Em, way to go! My sister wants me to run her 20th marathon with her in April...yeah right! Let me try and run 3 miles first. You're an inspiration.

Rach H @ FamilyEverAfter said...

You go girl!!! That is such an accomplishment! I used to tell me self there's no way I could ever do that...but I think I might start training for a 10 mile race this summer. You definately inspire my decision!

Kendra said...

woah mama. That is so awesome. I wish I could say it makes me want to run, but I think I'll do just fine living vicariously through you.

Lizzie said...

Wow, way to go! That is amazing! Congrats.

Ashley C. said...

Great job! I hope you make it to your ultimate goal of running a marathon. That would be awesome!

Joyner Family said...

I love how we all bend at the waist. What is up with that?

Rainie said...

Oh it looks so freezing. Wait to endure the elements. Gray is looking so dang cute and old - aahh, where did the time go??

Gary Church said...

WOW! You rock! Seriously ... I'm inspired!!

daveandbri said...

You go! I'm with you . . .a marathon is in my distant future too I hope. Congrats. Looked like a cold blast!

Jessica said...

AWESOME! way to go! especially in the cold, that is hard!
hey, i'm in town and would love to get together, call me!

Bethany said...

Way to go Hot Mama! I have that same goal. Maybe we'll have to do a big fun one as a group some day if we're ever not pregnant at the same time. It may be a while.