Natural Bridge Caverns 5K Race

My best friend, Dana will turn 40 the year.  She started last year and is doing 40 races by the time she's 40.  I just did #19 with her.  It started in the belly of the caverns, which means the whole way out was pretty much up hill.  It was tough, but that part was only 1/4 mile.  Once out, there were still 2 more big hills, but we all finished and had fun.  It was myself, Dana, Samantha, and Jo. Almost the whole time I was training, something kept hurting-my foot, let, hip, shoulder...it was one thing after the other.  Surprisingly I finished 2nd for my age group of 30-39.  It was fun and I have a feeling I'll be doing more races. 

Sorry, I can get this to turn.  This is Dana as we're going down into the caverns to start the race.

The next photo was during the race as we're coming up out of the cave. It was just posted on their FB page

The race was Sunday morning.  Saturday we all met up at the JW Marriott Resort and Spa for an overnight.  It was so fun!  We went in the lazy river a little-it was chilly, then we relaxed in the hot tub.  We went out to dinner to have our carbs and then came back and made s'mores.  We were upgraded to an executive suite free of charge, so the rooms overlooked the pools and golf course and the bed was so comfortable!  I'd go back there anyday!