Idaho Falls Half Marathon

Bailey decided at the beginning of summer that she wanted to run the Idaho Falls Half Marathon, and try to get a PR. She wanted to run under one hour and forty minutes. When she sets her mind to something, she does it 100%. She was up at the crack of dawn every Saturday doing her long runs. She would drive to the top of Sunnyside, and run the downhill part of the course to strengthen her quads. She didn't realize that the race was the same week that Mason was leaving on his mission! She ran on very little sleep, and an emotionally draining week. But, I'm happy to say that she killed it! She ran it in 1:38:12, was 14th overall (out of 144 runners), 6th female, and she won her age group! She came off the hill and was really feeling it. She didn't think she would get the time she wanted. Each time we saw her, she looked stronger and was closing in on the group in front of her. She just kept picking people off! She ended up having a great second half! She's a tough cookie, and we're pretty dang proud of her!

Coming off the hills!

Finishing strong!

Christie Mae ran it too, and she also got a PR!

Christie and Sawyer

Mark and I rode our bikes along parts of the course to check on Bailey.

Christie and Sawyer

Christie and Bailey

We told Zack about it on Thursday at practice and he decided to run it! The most he had run this summer was about 3 miles! He did awesome! He won his age group too! He needs to actually train for it next year, because he could do amazing!

Awards ceremony! First place!

So proud of her!

Right when she finished and realized how good she did, she said she wanted to text Mason. ;( It will be a fun letter she gets to write him though!