2014 Utah Valley Marathon - Melissa Terpenning

Completed my first marathon, what an amazing experience! I couldn’t have done it without the support of so many amazing friends! What great advice I was given before, during and after! I started this race with my only expectation being to BQ, which I was fairly confident I could do. Other than that I really wasn’t sure what to expect! For sure I didn’t expect the head wind or the two bathroom breaks I ended up taking. :-/ I also didn’t take any fuel the second half of the race because my stomach hurt, but I’ll force it down next time. I felt great until about mile 20, and even until 22 I was holding on. The last 4 miles was where I hit my wall and just wanted to be finished. I completed the course with a time of 3:14:31, placing third in my age group, 13 in women. Can hardly wait for the next one!