Over the years, I've done a gazillion races. From 5Ks, to a gazillion half marathons, to marathons. My first race as a runner was a 10K trail run in 2009. In 2010, I completed my first half marathon in Coeur d' Alene. After that, I was addicted to that distance. It became my favorite distance. It still is really.
The following year, in 2011, my sister started to race. Like me, her first race was a trail run. She started out at a 5K and then later on that year, we did our first half in Seattle together. In October of that year, I completed my first full in Portland alone. Two years later (and my sister's wedding), my sister and I (along with a friend) completed the Portland Marathon. It was my second one and my sister's and our friend's first. My sister and I spent the summer weekends training and running across the city. Sometime within those years, I did complete a couple of duathalons.
