TOU.5

Bright and early this morning Karisa and Chod sat off to run the Top of Utah Half Marathon. They spent the summer training and I'm so proud of them for sticking with it and for pushing one another along.

The cheering section

As we sat and cheered for runners as they passed, it was apparent that this race meant something different for each runner. Those that crossed the finish line first and then turned around and headed back for another 7 miles were obviously using today as training for something bigger. One lady in the 70 and over category was announced as having ran 125 marathons--that is insane.

Then there were those that had sat a goal to train and finish those 13.1 miles. None of us on the sideline knew what the runners had had to overcome to get across the finish line. And we cheered extra loud for them.
Chod had been toying with the idea of running the full in a few weeks, but after today both Karisa and he agree that they would never want to run farther than 13 miles. Although, they both seem to be looking forward to the next one.
Chod finished 6 minutes faster than the goal he had set for himself.

Good job Chod and Karisa!