It was awesome to see Sam and Max along the way. They cheered & smiled and took pictures. I always sped up when I saw them. Which was great because people kept passing me left and right at the beginning. I knew to focus on running my race but it was so hard to not watch everyone passing me. At 20 minutes I finally passed my first person. Whew. Then I saw Sam and Max again. Awesome! At 33 mins I found my grove. Then there was a hill. Bummer. But I knew at the top was the ocean.
Once I smelled the sea breeze I knew I could do it. The last bit was hard but I was ready after so many runs with Max in the stroller. The last 500 meters was a hill in the sand. Ugh. But I knew I would see the ocean at the top. And that I did! I felt my whole body relax seeing the ocean and ran my fastest towards the finish line. Sam videoed me coming across finish. I swear I was sprinting, but the video showed a different story. Hehehehe. But I did it! And I did my best time ever. I ran it in 62 mins. 6 miles in 62 mins is a great time for me! My goal was not stopping and coming in under 70 mins. Smashed it!
I don't think I could do a race without ending at the ocean. All that with with no ocean view is just pointless. Nor could i have done it without the encouragement of family and friends (thanks Amy, Ker, and Stac!! Micah, Jacob and Karis I pictured you cheering like in your video!) and especially Sam. He was amazing today. We have been so focused on school and his big endeavour that it was like nourishment to my soul to see him meeting me along the way and cheering so loudly. Melts my heart how blessed I am.
To end at the beach was perfect for our little family. Oh how we miss beach life. We enjoyed the experience so much. It's just who we are: beach family for life.
Max said it perfect when we got home: oh what a day we had. He cracks me up! Sam is off to study after taking a big break and giving up his precious study time this morning. Max and I? Well we are just going to hang out and do nothing!!
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