Ok so Mom and I ran our 2nd half marathon this year in Nashville Tennessee! It was so awesome! We had about 13 women from my ward run with us along with some friends and neighbors so it was a big fun group! Nashville is a riot! Jodee Messina sang the National Anthem before we ran and it was so amazing we all had goosebumps! Mom and I ran with a pacesetter set for 2:15, we loved it and would do it again! He ran alto of 10 and 9 minute miles, about mile 11 we needed to walk for a bit. At mile 12.4, I kid you not was straight up the steepest bridge in Nashville! Everyone started walking once they saw it but I had this urge to just run and finish! Mom told me to just go and I said no we have pact to stick together but she reminded me it was only .7 to the finish so she was ok so I started sprinting, I ran as fast as I could to the finish line, up the hill around 3 or blocks! About 30 feet from the finish line my legs turned to rubber and I almost fell, I thought of all the pictures I've seen of runners falling at the end and cringed but somehow managed to stay on my feet. I crossed the line at 2:15:02 and turned right around to get Mom but before I got even a block there she was running across the line at just over 2:17! we loved it and are already looking for our next race! We have decided that the year she turns 60 and I'm 40, about 3 years we are going to run the Princess 1/2 marathon in Disney World, so all you Moms and Sisters out there come and join us! It's going to involved running in tiaras and sparkle skirts, possibly some fairy wings!!
