Saturday, April 12, 2014

To the Hills

A few photos from the half-marathon today in Emigrant. Perfect day for a run, although the last four miles were a little hilly and windy!

Pre-race photo with the half-marathoners

Running around mountains

Running to Emigrant Peak

Bison support

Hmmm not sure I love 13.1 miles of hills!

Finished (despite a horrible hill at the finish line)!


The half and 10k runners.

Only five weeks til the marathon. The next two weekends I'll be tested BIG with 18 mile and 20 mile runs. 

*With limited miles left to run through Montana, I've decided to travel "as the crow flies" taking the mountain route instead of the highway (especially fitting as I've been adding hills to my workout!). Thus landing me in the heart of the rockies in Montana, closing in on Glacier National Park. 

"Hills. We love them. We hate them. They make us strong. They make us weak. Today I chose to embrace hills." 
-Hal Higdon, running writer and coach