At the beginning of January my brother, Brian, completed his first marathon! That deserves a big round of applause! He participated in a marathon at Lake Mead in Nevada. It was so fun to see him accomplish something so incredible!
My dad ran out to mile 20 to finish the last six miles while Stanton went into Las Vegas, (he got amazingly rare tickets to an event in the city) and my mom, Jared, and I went to Hoover Dam. It was my very first time visiting and I loved it! I plan to go back again sometime soon!
Brian completed the marathon in just over five hours. He was exhausted but still maintained a great attitude. He hugged everybody and he even managed to pose for my photo shots and participate in an interview setting while Jared had video recording. He had a smile on his face the whole time.
I have wanted to run a marathon since Sophomore year in high school. Possibly earlier! I don't know why I never took action, I just didn't. However, Brian made an impact on my life. I saw hi m make his mind up and it inspired me to do the same. So.... drumroll.... I am officially registered for the Utah Valley Marathon on June 11, 2011!!!
I am really going to run a marathon!! I signed up and registered yesterday afternoon! I am so excited!! Wish me luck! I hope to have as much success as Brian! :)
"Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or gazelle - when the sun comes up, you'd better be running."
~Author Unknown
p.s. Sorry they pictures are backwards... oops! :)
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