Remarkable achievements require remarkable efforts

today I did 4 miles in 34 minutes.  I was taking it easy for the SF 1/2 marathon tomorrow.  I am not going to race the whole thing.  I think I will run a nice slow 1st half and then just finish like I was racing a 10k.  I am winding down and getting ready for Top of Utah...only 2 more Saturdays and then it's marathon time!!!  I'm glad it's finally here, training for this has been the longest thing ever! :) 

I thought this race was great!  Going into the race I told myself to just take a nice easy pace in the beginning (b/c I have the Top of Utah Marathon in 2 weeks) and to run the last 10k at a race pace.  I felt good through out the whole race and ended up taking 2nd in my age division!

Mile:

1 - 7.52

2 - 7.48

3 - 7.46

4 - 8

5 - 7.48

6 - 7.50

 7 - 7.59

8 - 7.01

9 - 7.13

10 - 7.05

11 - 7.09

12 - 7.04

13 - 7.00

I am feeling confident and ready for my first marathon!

I was supposed to do 4 today, but Wes had to leave by 6:20 for work so I got in 3.75 and will be going to the gym tonight to run another .23 and to lift some weights.

Today I ran 5.5 on the treadmill in 44.30.  I normally don't like running on the treadmill, but today was a good run...I never got bored! 

Today we ran 4 very slow miles and then did some lunges and did some good stretching.

I ran 3.1 miles today on the treadmill in 23 minutes.

My neighbor and I ran a slow 8 miles today.  And next saturday is my marathon. 

Tapering down and excited for Saturday.

4 miles today at a 8:20 min/mile pace.

The weather for Logan on Saturday is not looking good.  :(

I ran 2 miles today. And the marathon is tomorrow. the weather looks like it will be breezy, chance of rain and lightening.  Should be fun! :)

Mile:

1 - 7.30 - too fast and I did try to slow down, but it's down hill and hard to slow down.

2 - 7.27

3 - 7.30

4 - 7.27 - HAD to go to the bathroom.  Didn't have enough time before the start...lines too long.

5 - 7.32

6 - 7.34

7 - 7.48 - went to the bathroom AGAIN this time it was just a mind game I think.

8 - 7.38

9 - 7.46

10 - 7.59

11 - 7.52

12 - 7.47

13 - 7.44

14 - 7.25

15 - 7.11 Bathroom AGAIN at this point I was like beepity beep beep beep and promised I was not going to stop again!

16 - 7.25

17 - 7.26

18 - 7.44

19 - 8.02

20 - 8.11

21 - 7.42

22 - 7.55

23 - 8.39 - Dead tired

24 - 8.25 - even more tired

25 - 8.31 - harder

26 - 8.03 and so close to finishing

More info to come...

Oh the moment you have all been waiting for is finally here! I ran in the Top of Utah Marathon today in Logan! I'm so glad to have it over with! And I have to say it was pretty dang hard! My legs are so sore right now it's not even funny! We went to Logan Friday night so be looking forward to another post from me detailing our "Hackett Happenings". I know 2 posts in one day?!? It's crazy! So here's the low down...

First I have to say I have the best husband ever! He seriously has been so supportive of my running and especially this marathon! I couldn't not have done it without him. You really are the best and I love you!

So 4 am Carson wakes up crying and kicking his legs all over in his pack and play...I'd like to compare it to weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth. I decide to just get up and get dressed. Carson yells my name repeatedly Mommy...Mommy....Mommy...Mommy.

Kamrie wakes up...why is carson yelling? Mom what are you eating?

A power bar.

Can I have it?

Sure Kamrie eat all of mom's only nutrition just before she embarks on 26.2 mile adventure.

4:30 am get on a shuttle to the park. We get dropped off and wait 10 minutes for another bus to take us to the top of the canyon.

6 am we get to the start line. I "powder my nose" 3 times and needed to a 4th time, but had no time left.

7am - Race starts!

Mile 1-15 such a blur

Mile 15 - 21 feeling good and loving it!
Mile 22 - 26 I want to die...whose idea was was this? Why didn't someone talk me out of this?

10:30 am - I finish and want to never walk again...I can barely feel my legs. My time was 3:26:15 and I'm in some pain. I need to throw up, I need to sit down, I need to get out of this park full of marathoners all at once.

We live happily ever after.
Kamrie says mom will you carry me to the car?

Yeah Kam hop on so we can crumble to the ground.

But I carry her on my back anyway because I am a push over and I put her down and her outfit is really really wet from my sweat. Gross I know! So she asks for a change of clothing.

The End

P.S. Thanks again to all of my friends and family who have supported and encouraged and ran with me along the way! It's like I always say no man is an island...or something like that. :)

today I did 2 miles of gentle jogging.  feels good to be running again!

today I biked for 7 miles

today I ran a 3.1 mile loop by my house.  It was a crappy run and I didn't feel all that great through the whole thing.  oh well.