Busy weekend

We had quite the busy weekend. We woke up early Saturday morning to run the famous Hope to Hobble run. This is our longest run before our marathon. It is 23-24 miles long. I posted the elevation profile. The first few miles are pretty brutal, then you go down for 2 miles before having to climb another 4-5 miles to the peak. Once there it is pretty much all downhill, Yeah! Although it is downhill it is trail and very rocky so you have to be careful. It is quite difficult since you are pretty tired by this point and you have to tell yourself to pick up your feet so you dont fall down. (this was the first year that I didnt fall!!)

When we finally got home, we had to do some yard work. We were having a party Sunday so we had to mow the lawn, weed, and clean the house. Fun stuff! Especially after running that far.

We barely finished in time to make it to the BYU football game! Ahhh. time to relax!

Wrong. We have student seats and everyone in front of us was standing. So we spent the next 4 hours on our feet watching and cheering. It was a great game, but I was so tired by the time we got home. Lets just say I went to bed at 9pm on a Saturday night. Man we must be getting old.

To make matters worse it poured on Sunday and we ended up having a party in our dirty garage. So much for doing yard work!

Hobble Creek Half Marathon

On Saturday August 23, Brandon and I ran Hobble Creek half marathon.

Brandon did Great!! He ran it in 1:27:26, a PR by 6 minutes!

Brandon in red
Kicking Butt- Pushing it to the end!

Brandon took 1st place in his age division. Look at him go!!
I did not have such a great day. I was just glad to finish. I started falling apart around mile 8.

I finished in 1:47:42
I was so sick, at the end. Just looking at the pics, I look like death, and felt even worse.
Unfortunantely, I didnt start feeling better after finishing. I started getting dizzy, lightheaded, began vomiting, and felt like I was going to pass out. Brandon insisted that we head over to the ER and the poor guy had to carry me to the car, as I was way too sick to walk. Then we "Baja'd" to the ER. I started feeling a little better after being there for a while. I again had a bunch of labs done- which were pretty normal, just some dehydration. I got some fluids and got to go home. After much frustration and discussion we (my dr, family and I) have come to the conclusion that I have asthma, which could be causing my problems. We are thinking that I am basically hyperventilating during races. (My dad ran the last 6 miles with me and said my breathing was out of control) I am holding onto CO2 and it is causing me to become acidic. AKA Respitory Acidosis. Luckily I have gotten the ok to run St. George, but I have to take it easy. I am not going for a certain time and will likely have to walk through some of the aid stations to make sure I can keep my breathing under control. I guess only time will tell for sure.