This weekend, Stephen and I wanted some redemption for our 2020 marathon. My legs were not quite ready to run 26.2 miles, but Stephen's were ready. He ran the full marathon in 3 hours and 55 minutes! It was incredible to watch him accomplish his goal. I ran the half marathon in 2008 and it took me 2 hours and 36 minutes. I wanted to prove to myself that I could run it in under 2 hours. I ran it in 1 hour and 54 minutes.
It was so crowded. There were 15,000 people out there that morning. I passed 8,000 of them. I started in the back after waiting in line for 30 minutes to go to the bathroom. Stephen started a little after 8 AM and he was with a lot of walkers, so he had to pass a lot of people. I had a great race except for the unexpected knee pain that crept in at mile 9. That means I have a lot of work to do in order to run a full marathon someday.
We stayed with Craig and Blair and it was amazing. After the run we went to Omni spa to relax. It was anything but relaxing. We were starving and thought it would be a good idea to eat lunch up at the pool. Blair and I ordered food that took an hour to finally arrive. The service was absolutely terrible. The food was not worth the wait. I was so hungry. I went to my massage and the massage therapist JUMPED on me and used her knees to massage my sore hamstrings after I ran 13 miles! It was excruciating.
After the spa we went to a delicious dinner at Stake 44. Wow, best stake I have ever tasted. We ate all the delicious food and I went right to sleep when we got back to Craig and Blair's house. All in all a wonderful weekend!
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