This race is always so amazing to participate in. This year there were reportedly 18,000 attendees! I believe it too. The crowd was so big, we didn't even cross the official start line until 5-10 minutes after the start gun went off, and by the time we crossed it, we could see about a mile of people ahead of us, and just as many behind us! I ran with two other girls from my ward, and we almost ran the whole 3.1 miles....I had to stop and walk for about a minute at mile 2 because I had a cramp. But then we ran the rest of the way to the finish line!! A few of us have been "training" for this race for about a month or so now. We would go running every Tuesday night and Saturday morning, and the occasional Thursday night as well. I need to keep it up because I am in such bad shape right now!! Running is not fun at first, but now that I've been doing it for a little bit, I'm starting to like it again. And now that the weather is maybe deciding to warm up a little, I can keep running outside instead of on a yucky treadmill. I always joke that I feel like I have to force myself to like running to fit in with my family. My Dad has run tons of Marathons, maybe 20? He runs the St. George almost every year, and has done Boston a few times. And my sister and older brother both ran the St. George one year too! Plus, tons of my aunts, uncles, and cousins have also ran marathons. Sounds like a bunch of crazies if you ask me! But actually it must feel like such a great accomplishment to finish. I think it would be cool to run one someday, just to say I did it. Then I'd probably never run one again! One of the girls I ran this 5k with is signed up for a half-marathon later this year, and she asked me if I want to sign up too! I'm still deciding. :) We're going to a running workshop given by Jeff Galloway, a "legendary marathon coach" at Salt Lake Running Company tomorrow, so maybe that will inspire me! I'll keep you posted.