Snow Canyon Half- Marathon!!

The day that Brandon has been training for finally came!! He started with the desire to run a half-marathon and did so great preparing. Him and his friend Nate Jensen trained for months running down Zions Canyon and taking runs at nights when the weather cooled off to get ready and then this past weekend they ran there first big race. The big day came and though we live in a pretty warm area the day of the race was freezing, literally! He had trained in 100 all the way down to 50 degree weather but boy we were not expecting to to be in the 30s! The morning of the race was raining and really windy and off the boys went to run 13.2 miles! They bundled up at 8am and started their run! Nate and Brandon ran together for the first few miles then Nate got a burst of energy and ran a head while Brandon stayed on pace. The boys and i headed over a few hours later to meet up with him at the finish line. It was so cold and the boys hated being out in the wind though by then it had stopped raining!
There were about 3 thousand runners so it was really hard to find Brandon since he was not in his normal running gear (he had gotten his running jacket the night before so i could bearly remember what he was wearing which doesnt help when you have two cold, crying children when you are trying to take pictures of him running past!) But i noticed him right it time! He made it to the end, honestly it looked like it was a miserable run but he was so proud of himself for finishing under his estimated time. He was really wanting to make it under 2 hours and make it in 1 hour 58 minutes!!!! He got a pretty fancy metal for running the race and they had a lot of cool snacks for them afterwards!We are just so proud of Brandon for sticking with running. There have been quite a few injuries that he has had to deal with blisters, foot strains, knee problem, back problems, and quite a bit more but he has kept running through all of them to keep himself healthy for the boys and me. He has lost quite a bit of weight (though i have been gaining it with the pregnancy) and he is looking and feeling great! Keep up the good work, Honey!!