Crandall Canyon Half and TOU Marathon

I have found a new running partner to run with. I was usually a lone runner but have found social running tons better. A Lady in my ward named Becky Peterson has run over 20 marathons, she is 55 years old and we have had a great time training together. We have found others to join us from time to time, but people in Price do not like to run. I think it is the most unfit county in Utah. We trained together all summer and ran the Crandell Canyon Half marathon which was really fun and beautiful I got 2nd place and got a trophy. We ran the TOU in September and got rained on and hailed on for more than half of it. I had a cold the week before so struggled breathing. I wanted to run straight home if we had to endure running in hail that rips of your flesh for 4 hours, but it eventually stopped. I don't care how much you train for a marathon it is still very painful. We didn't do any down hill training so our legs were hammered after coming out of blacksmith fork canyon. While running with my legs cramping up I kept thinking why am I doing this? This is not fun! I couldn't wait to see my family they were waiting for us by Ryan's park in RiverHeights and My little sister Elizabeth joined us for the last 3 miles. Mile 19-23 were the hardest for me mentally there were so many switch backs before the park. I just wanted to run straight to them but every time we got closer the race would go the opposite direction for several miles than come back towards the park. I did better than the last marathon I ran I beat my time by 15 min. I was hoping for better but, oh well. I did it and it is done. I got 4 hrs and 15 min. In my pictures I look like I am about to cry, I am in tons of pain and another looks like I can barely lift my legs of the pavement and that is how it felt.