The Sprinkles of Life: 13.5

Yep, I did it again. The Bearathon. This is the toughest half-marathon in Texas, sponsored by my very own Baylor University. It was even more fun this year, because my roomies, Bekah, Chloe, and Emily decided to do it too. Getting up at 4:45 a.m. in time to have some coffee, water, and my pre-race breakfast of chicken and quinoa wasn't so bad when the rest of my house was up too. Our other roomie, Peyton, even made us the cutest good luck signs and cupcakes!

Since the race started at 7 a.m., that meant that we had to arrive at 6 a.m. when it was still dark! Even though it was early, we had adrenaline flowing through us. In support of Outdoor Waco, the outdoor adventure store I am helping to open, we all got to wear their running jerseys.

With the shot of the starting gun, the playlists started, and the running began. At each mile, we had a different group from campus cheering us on, and of course, my favorite group was the Kappa group. Around mile 11, I was obviously getting tired and must have been singing along to my songs, because all of a sudden the guy next to me goes, "Are you singing Mean by Taylor Swift?" I looked at him for a second, somewhat confused and then admitted, "Well I guess I am!" and ran off. I finished with a personal best time.