The Pink Series Half Marathon

Official Results

Katherine Maughan
Bib #: 67

Overall Place: 97 out of 373

Time: 2:03:02.6

Age Catagory Place: 16

This was an excellent way for me to get excited for my race coming up in two weeks.  We woke up at 5:20 to finish our preparations for the big race.  After meeting Katie's mom and three sisters we were on our way to Park City.  Arriving early Katie checked in and received her bag of goodies, race numbers, and timing chip.  We drove to the area designated as the starting line and I saw a large crowd of women dressed in pink.  "Must be the starting line," I thought to myself.  Wrong.  It was the line for the Honey Buckets.    After an hour of warming up, inhabiting the Honey Bucket, nursing, stretching, and spraying each other's hair pink, the race began.  

After the runners had left our view we grabbed a map and tried to catch them in our car.  We - Katie's mom, little sister, Leah, and I - were able to catch up a few times and cheer them on.  At the 5 mile mark we stopped and cheered on the racers until we say Katie, Hannah, and Lizzie run by.  All three of them looked good.  Spirits were high and the competition was on.  Lizzy was a couple hundred feet in front and Hannah and Katie were running together.  Apparently Katie had been in front but had to use the bathroom (no Honey Bucket here).  We caught up to the runners again at the 10 mile mark to cheer them through their last 3 miles.  Lizze and Katie were now together and Hannah was close on their heels.  

There was a celebration going on at the finish line.  Live bands, men in suits (with pink ties), water bottles, food, massages, oxygen bars, and boothes were all provided to pamper the runners.  I got into position right behind the guy announcing the names of the women as they crossed the finish line.  Soon Katie ran through the balloon archway, red in the face and smiling.  Lizzy was only a minute behind and Hannah came in soon afterward.  All three girls were cheerful and happy. They did awesome. 

We spent the next hour or so enjoying the venue and relaxing.  As it turns out, I was the only one to win something at the raffle.  The announcer called out, "The first guy to reach me wins our next prize."  I was only steps away.  The prize was a sonicare toothbrush that I have to go pick up in SLC.  We also got a ton of free Pinnacle Security gear, which is ironic since I work at APX Alarm. 

All in all it was a great day.  I think Katie is the bomb.  She amazes me with her talent and athleticism, even though there are a million other reasons why I love her.  She keeps me happy, healthy and wise.  Katie, you rock my world.  "...because you ran like a girl."