27 years old, 27 miles

On May 27 I turned 27 years old so I decided to run 27 miles. I couldn't go alone though, seeing as how I am a triplet, so I had to bring Nathan and Natalie with me! Natalie and I have been training for the last five months or so and Nathan, who wasn't going to run but ride his bike with us, took a few laps around his block the week before. We went really strong for the first 14 miles or so but then tragedy struck. Natalie had gotten in an ATV accident a few weeks before and she had been have some troubles with her knee. At about 14 miles her knee was really killing her. We went to 19 miles but she just couldn't go anymore but we didn't want to just give up in the middle! Especially as we had made T-shirts for the run. We decided that we would just make it a biathlon so we went home, Nat and I got our bikes, and we rode the last 8 miles. Natalie ended up riding using just her one good leg most of the time and it was really funny. Even though we didn't finish the whole thing in the way we had planned it felt really good to do as much as we did. And, to be honest, it just feels really good to be DONE. The time it takes to train for a marathon is so insane (especially because I am such a slow runner), so it is a relief to not have to put that much time into it any more. It was a fun experience and a good goal though. I will post some pics of our adventure soon!

We started at Vivian Park, up Provo Canyon.

Our shirts say 27 May, 27 years, 27 miles.

Pre-run fun.

Start.

The moose we saw 2 minutes into our run!

Nat's knee is really hurting her.

First Finish Line (we had stopped for water up the road aways and decided to run down to this curve to finish as it was the nineteen mile mark).

Feeling sore but happy.

Hugs for Mama!

Second Finish.

Nathan suggested that next year on the 27 of May, when we turn 28, we should bike 29 miles. Nat thinks he's crazy!

Natalie biked with just one leg most of the 8 miles because of her knee. She rested her left leg on the shaft of the bike like this. As we were riding someone yelled out from their car asking Nat if she was a flamingo...she didn't get it.