Half-marathons that I have participated in
I started running half-marathons in 2010, in an effort to stay in better shape and remain physically active. In the year 2018, I made a change in the way that I participated. I grew weary of paying a $70 or $80 entrance fee, of getting on a bus at 4:30 or 5:00 am to be bused up to the starting area of the race, of waiting for an hour and a half for the race to begin, usually in freezing weather, etc. I decided to just run my own half-marathons, avoiding all the falderal (folderol is the British spelling) associated with organized races. I had my own medals made and called my runs the ‘Taylor Half’. Using the ‘Run Tracker’ app on my iPhone, I charted a course on the Grandview Hill that is exactly 13.1 miles. I listen to books-on-tape whenever I run, and have a grand time. I should mention that I only have two goals for each race — no stopping and no walking. Thus far I have met those two standards with every race. One can see that I missed running half marathons in 2014 and 2015, as we were serving our full-time mission in New Zealand. I hasten to add, however, that I ran 4 to 5 miles every single day (excepting Sundays) during our years in New Zealand. I only missed two days, due to sickness. In 2022, I ran two half-marathons with my wonderful daughter, Anne. We had great fun together. We will probably run a few more races together in the future, hopefully where it is warm and inviting! Following are the half-marathons I have completed:
- Halloween Half — October 2010
- Moab Half — May 2011
- Utah Valley Half — June 2011
- Nebo Half — September 2011
- Halloween Half — October 2011
- Provo City Half — May 2012
- Utah Valley Half — June 2012
- Provo River Trail Half — August 2012
- Nebo Half — September 2012
- Halloween Half — October 2012
- Thanksgiving Point Half — April 2013
- Provo City Half — May 2013
- Utah Valley Half — June 2013
- Hobbler Half — July 2013
- Nebo Half — September 2013
- South Jordan Half — October 2013
- Tulip Festival Half — April 2016
- Alpine City Half — May 2016
- Hobbler Half — July 2016
- Nebo Half — September 2016
- Halloween Half — October 2016
- Salt Lake Tri Club Half — February 2017
- Tulip Festival Half — April 2017
- Utah Valley Half — June 2017
- Hobbler Half — July 2017
- Timpanogos Half — July 2017
- Mapleton Moonlight Half — September 2017
- Halloween Half — October 2017
- Riverton Half — March 2018
- Provo City Half — May 2018
- Utah Valley Half — June 2018
- Hobbler Half — July 2018
- Taylor Half # 1 — September 2018
- Taylor Half # 2 — November 2018
- Taylor Half # 3 — March 2019
- Taylor Half # 4 — May 2019
- Taylor Half # 5 — September 2019
- Taylor Half # 6 — December 2019
- Taylor Half # 7 — March 2020
- Taylor Half # 8 — June 2020
- Taylor Half # 9 — September 2020
- Taylor Half # 10 — December 2020
- Taylor Half # 11 — April 2021
- Taylor Half #12 — May 2022
- Taylor Half #13 — July 2022
- Taylor Half #14 — August 2022
- Nebo Half — August 2022
- Taylor Half #15 — October 2022
- Haunted Half — October 2022
- Taylor Half #16 — November 2022
- Taylor Half #17 — December 2022
- Taylor Half #18 — February 2023
- Eggs Legs Half — April 2023
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