99% better experience than last week. I've been telling my friends and family to pray for me all week. It worked. Seriously. I believe that. :) Ran down Milcreek, along Wasatch, down into Holladay and ended at my sisters. It was pitch black in the canyon when we started. Conversation in the car on the way up went as follows: Me- Erin, were you with me when I was talking about Paranormal Activity when we ran this canyon before? Erin- Yes. Stop talking about it. Scott-Is that the one that the guy video tapes his wife? Erin- Stop talking about it. Scott- Is that the one where she stands above him and watches him sleep for hours during the night? Me- yes. Its the one that freaked me out. Erin- STOP TALKING ABOUT IT! Scott- Why is there a car behind us? Its weird there's another car in the canyon at this hour. Me- Ya..I was thinking the same thing. Maybe they're runners. Not likely, but you never know. maybe bikers. Scott- Or psycho killers. Me- SCOTT! Erin- STOP IT! giggle giggle. So we got to the top and the car had disappeared. do do do do {twilight zone music} I went to the bathroom and Erin and I got out to run. Scott drove away. Suddenly it was pitch black. So we ran the first mile with our arms linked while giggling nervously about the psycho killer we knew was in the trees. Then it dawned on me I had my phone with me we could use for light. Didn't do much, but it gave us security. Anyway..it was pretty funny. Ran down the canyon and saw my friend from high school riding his bike up, chatted with him for a minute and continued on. Worst part of this run is going on Wasatch to the mouth of the canyon 7-11. Erin was way behind me all along here but I couldn't stop in fear that I would jinx something. Ran all the way to the Sev and bought a gatorade, sat on the bench and waited for her. I drank half that gatorade. I normally don't like that bc it makes my stomach sick. But today it was like magical drink. It gave me a burst of energy that I haven't felt in over a month! I ran the next 3 miles faster than I have been in a long time. I was actually in the 9:40's and 10's again. I couldn't believe it. I got to the top of Holladay blvd with 2 miles to go and waited for Erin again for a few minutes so she wouldn't get lost. She came up over the hill and she was crying so hard. I just hugged her bc I knew without anything even being said exactly how she felt. I called my sister and told her we may need a support vehicle. Erin felt like throwing up and was overcome with emotion. She stubbornly said to me "YOU have to get me through this..I'm not giving up. help me." So I talked to her about how running a marathon means so much more than just running a marathon. Gave her the best pep talk I could muster up and stayed at her pace to help her finish. When I announced ONE more mile, she started to cry again. I kept the talking going until we got to Gretchens house. She finished with an emotional breakdown and I knew exactly how she felt. I just kept saying "you did it..you are awesome." etc etc. and kept hugging her. Gretchen had smoothies chucked full of spinach, pomegranates, bananas, berries, almond milk etc waiting for us. They were awesome. My family is so supportive. I'm so grateful for this. Then my parents picked us up and took us home. I am soooooo happy this went well. I am soo grateful. I needed this to be good and it was. We finished almost 45 minutes faster than last weeks 20 and I finished feeling strong. I could have kept going and that's exactly what I needed. Finally..I got really HIGH!!! GET HIGH! |