Provo Halloween Half Marathon

Before getting on the Bus

A couple of months ago I headed out for a jog and met up with a friend from Church, Sarah, who was actually headed out for a jog as well. I decided to join her and ran 3 miles...little did I know that she along with Colleen would convince me to continue running with them, with a start time earlier and earlier (we now leave at 5:45am!) and that they would convince me to run a half marathon. Well that is exactly what happened and I am sooooo glad that they did.
The morning of Halloween, Sarah, Colleen, Cami, Michelle, and I all got up put on leopard print leg, arm and head bands, added an orange and black tutu, painted on black noses and whiskers and get on a bus heading up to Aspen Grove resort (about two miles above the Sundance resort). Once there we waited for the Sun to rise and then waited some more for the final buses to arrive...finally at 8:45am we all rallied around the starting line to begin the first Provo Halloween Half Marathon.
It was a fast first 4-5miles as we ran down the mountain where we crossed the highway and got on the Provo Canyon trail. It was a beautiful day, not too cold and not too warm. I completed the race in 2hours which felt like an eternity, but was so happy I had finished it. My hubby, kids, parents and sister in law Anna were all there to greet me at the finish line. What a great day...( I of course crashed a couple hours later for a nice nap). I am looking forward to running more half marathons in the future!

Anna and I with the Loverly sign she made!

At the Finish line
(Michelle, Sarah, Colleen, Cami, Me)
Thanks Leopard Girls!