4.2 Pat Tillman Run 2012

All three of us standing just outside of the finish line on the 42nd yard

On a more personal note. A girlfriend had convinced me sometime before the Pat Tillman run, that i should sign up and we should do it together. {It sounded fun, but really, I have to pay to run? Is this a joke?} These were my exact thoughts? From other persuading friends, and who I felt like every time I spoke about this run, that person, and there brother and mother, and daughter, were running it too. Everyone was doing it, so why not? Whelp, I signed up....Mind you, I've never been a runner EVER, matter of fact we got along like oil and water. We hate each other. BUT its been sometime since I've ran, so I thought I'd give it a chance. After the initial mile I ran everyday, which I ran up to eventually 3 miles a day- I loved it.

Why would I all of a sudden LOVE running? This was the same question I was asking myself? Well here is why. If you are a stay at home mom like myself, you find that you don't even have time to think, or listen to yourself think?? Your thoughts are always followed by MOM, and then there goes your thought. Well when I ran, all I had time to do was think...It was amazing, no kids chasing you asking you million "why" questions, not even your husband, I was free willed, it took me at home about 45 min to run 3 miles every night. 45 minutes of mommy time, now this is why I believe I picked up and learned to love running!

Race day came a lot faster than I thought. Myself, my girlfriend, and my lovely husband did it together. I loved every second of it, the bands playing on the side of the road, the cheerleaders cheering us on, the random fans who were slapping our hands, supporting us with how many miles we had left. THEN what a rush running into the stadium, an overwhelming sensation, of defeating your last quarter mile! Just when you thought you couldn't run anymore you had to run over the finish line! Well we did it, we didnt come in first or second BUT Mark {my husband} and I did finish this two minutes, behind my girlfriend Carly at 43 minutes and 22 seconds! We ran the whole thing together.

This run was all of our first, but surely will not be our last, we are currently looking into doing some obstacle runs! If you are thinking about running-YOU SHOULD! Yes, you have to pay to run, but its worth all the memories you make from it! :0)