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day after

Posted on 27th September 2010
in Marathon training
by Dragonfly

I have had highs and lows. from what I understand this is rather normal. walking up the stairs backwards is normal… crying at a whim is normal…having trouble to sit to pee is normal…

I am not complaining please do not misunderstand that. I am so very happy with how I did. I FINNISHED a MARATHON. 26.2 miles. that is BIG. and I am happy. although I would have been even more happy if I had gotten the time I wanted. I am going to try and help you out with going through my thoughts at each moment through it. But I am not sure that I even remember it all. My mom took pictures that I will try to share on here as well.

But FIRST I need to tell you about Anna… Oh My Bagebers… she did amazing

Anna Widman just did AMAZING. she qualified for the Boston marathon… which was her goal.

So here we are at the begining. Anna and Me standing int he cold trying to figure out weather or not to take off the extra layers now or latter. : ) she chooses now. I choose latter.

and were are off… like a herd of turtles. Okay she was the rabit… I was the turtle….

This is at the very begining. I think it is mile one… was feeling SO GOOD HERE!!!

it was so nice to know that I could take off layers and could hand them off to loving mommies such as mine. I LOVE YOU MOMMA!

the car that I looked for every corner. some I didnt see it… and that ment I had to run all that harder so I could see them again…

this is 7 miles in. I remember all this so well. I was feeling good. nutrition was right on schedual and I was still all smiles and excited to be out there. I was only 71 minutes into this gig and was feel fantabulus.

had a potty break here and had just noticed that who I THOUGHT was my nephew coming to cheer me on… was my sister. thanks to her promotion cause she is awesome… she got to be there to cheer me on. I was so Excited/surprised that I could have cried. But I saved that all for latter… you will see….

ALMOST half way there…

so here is when the pain started to set in… I am a mind over matter type of girl so I was still RIGHT ON TRACK with my times. pain in my feet and all. as I passed my sister I said. “My feet hurt”… My neice popped off with.. ” YOUR the one that decided to do this thing. you didnt HAVE too.”

ahhh mile 14 ahhhhhhh this is awesome.