So, last Saturday I ran the Spanish Fork 1/2 Marathon. Originally I was going to run it with a couple of friends.......but come race day, I was all alone. I seriously considered NOT doing it. Do you have any idea how boring it is to run 13.1 miles by yourself?!?
Well, Jason encouraged me to do it anyway. And am I ever glad I did! Look what I won! A Garmin Forerunner 305. It is such a sweet watch (they retail for $200.00). Needless to say, the boring run was worth it.
It was pretty funny though, how it all happened. Let's just say that I am NOT a fast runner by any means. In fact, I was close to the last crossing the finish line. Once the runners cross the finish line, they are entered into a drawing. There were tons of prizes being given at this drawing. Anyway......the drawing had already began when I came jogging across the finish line. I heard the announcer say that there were only a couple of prizes left to give away. I heard him explain that the next prize was one they considered their "grand" prize, because it was so expensive. I wasn't paying much attention to what it was. First of all, I was just trying to catch my breath and find a place to crash my poor exhausted body. And second of all, I NEVER win anything, so why bother?
As I lay nearly passed out on the grass, I heard the announcer call my number. It took a minute to register that I was the winner, and an even longer minute (or two) to get myself off the ground and go retrieve my prize. I yelled "yay for me" (since I had nobody there to cheer for me) and everyone looked at me like I was some kind of crazy. Maybe I am. :)
At first, I didn't even know what I had won. A lot of people came up to me to congratulate me and tell me how jealous they were. I kept thinking to myself, "what exactly did I win"? I called Jason and told him that I was pretty sure I didn't deserve it.....especially if I didn't even know what it was or what it did! But after I had a few minutes to sit down and check it out, I realized just how "cool" this prize really was. And I am soooooo excited to try it out!
Who knows? Maybe some professional training equipment will help my run? We can only hope.
