Dam to Dam.

(Me getting my bag and packet)

Wow well I'm sitting here reflecting on my morning of my first race the Dam to Dam. It was one of the best experiences I've ever had and one of the hardest things I think I've ever done in my life.

I've been wanting to do the Dam to Dam for about 2 years now and the first year I trained for about a month then little Brinn came along so I stopped training and didn't do it. Then last year I trained and was working out a ton for the wedding and then was just too busy. So I picked the deployment year gave me something to keep my mind off things. I've really stuck to the great workout plan that a friend gave me and really surprised myself at what I could do.

I started getting so excited about a couple days ago! Nervous mostly just that I wouldn't know what to do or how my body would react. It was SUCH AN AMAZING ATMOSPHERE.  I can't even describe how cool it was. We rode buses to the Dam at 5am and got there and just hung out. Right before we started we did the national anthem and I teared up because I really wanted to do this for Jono and run for him. I don't know why I just love him so why not. Then they said at Mile 7 we will have 150 flags for all the soldiers that have lost their lives in the war we are fighting right now, and so that was my goal run to mile 7.

Overall, it was one of them most emotional things I've done, weird I know. I had tons of friends running and I was proud for them and I never thought I would be able to do this ever in my life. I prayed a lot throughout the race just for strength to get another mile, not to pass out! I was hitting a wall and saw Aaron and Michelle Michael and Roman and I almost lost it, that people cared enough to come and watch me run.   It gave me the last boost I needed every time I saw them. The only thing I wanted for the last three miles though was not water, ice, or food. IT was my Mom, I just really needed my Mom ha ha! I just was almost in tears as I running over the bridge to the finish line, and I saw my parents and Brinn. That's when I lost it just so thankful for the amazing people in my life. Proud that I stuck to it trained and finished it out.

It's done and just wait till next year and run it again because the atmosphere and the end is so WORTH IT.

Before we were pretty nervous!

Me right before the finish line... I FINISHED!