Believe it or not

Our first Marathon together! The first words out of Bry's mouth at the end of 26.2 miles were "How did you talk me into this?" For the record, he wanted to run a marathon, he signed up for a marathon, and I didn't sign up for a few months later, although he would never admit to this. Regardless, somehow yesterday morning at 4:30 am we were at the top of Provo canyon, somehow we together accomplished the daunting task of a marathon, and today we feel 60 years older and can't help but moan and groan at every muscle movement. Was it worth it? Definately. It is so empowering to be able to do something you didn't think your body was capable of.
I was pretty suprised in the car ride home when I heard the words from my husband's mouth, "Next marathon, I want to..." We decided that we made some mistakes on this marathon and that next marathon we will...
1.) Not do taebo/play basketball the week of the marathon because then your legs will start out being sore, and you may have a strained calf.
2.) Organize ipod with only marathon running music, or else you may end up with general conference in your last 3 miles, which is a good thing at any time other than running a marathon.
3.) Drink metamucil the night before the marathon (Bry had some issues during).
4.) Eat goos even if you don't think you need it.
5.) Cut tonails before the race.
5.) Train harder: do speed work, do more hill training (then we might not be so sore), push ourselves harder during long runs.
6.)Set your goal pace and stick to it, don't speed up if you are feeling good (Bry fell behind because he had to go to the bathroom, then sped up to catch up to me, and then he was hurting in the end).
7.) Have camera ready at the end! (we forgot this, note our ghetto pics in our front yard because we forgot to take pictures at the race).

Overall it was a great experience. Personally, I think anyone can run a marathon. I agree that we are crazy for actually wanting to run one, but what's new?

*If you are looking for a good movie to watch, go rent Forever Strong. We loved it!*