April 17Th was the Salt Lake City Marathon. I was super excited it for several reasons.
1-I was not running in it. I got to watch it.
2-My friend was running in it.
3-Mile 21 runs right by my Grandpa's house so all I had to do was walk to the end of the street and enjoy the fun!
Well I ended up running along part of the course (to help me train for my half marathon) but after I ran, I got to watch the marathon runners!! My neighbors set up an unofficial aid station at mile 21 so I was lucky enough to help them by handing out food and drinks to the runners. I was surprised at how many runners stopped to get something but my friend who ran it was telling me that it was the only aid station that had food. Crazy!! I won't lie, I was super grateful I was not running it myself. At mile 21, people don't look too fabulous and it brought back a lot of memories. :)
Here is my friend Jason and mile 21. He was so hungry that he stopped to talk to us while he ate.
While watching the finishers and all of the different looks on all of the their faces I couldn't help but think of my own marathon. I went back and read my blog post about it and I just have to apologize because I was so negative about my whole marathon. I still have mixed feelings about it but I am grateful I accomplished my goal of running a marathon! I sometimes think about running another one but it will be a long long long time from now. They are a lot of work. :) I do however, LOVE watching marathons. I was grateful I got the chance to watch the SLC marathon. I am so proud of all of those people!!! I couldn't help but cry as I watched the finishers! Yes I am a baby but I just love it! 
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