So, how’s my off season going you might ask. Well, I decided to give marathon’s a try on my off season. Let’s just say I am not too fond of the marathon in comparison to Ironman marathon. My goal was to qualify for Boston which meant I would have to do a 3:40 or under. I did not make my goal, but considering my 11 week training program was really 8 weeks with injury and sickness, I won’t complain. I started the marathon feeling good, Forrest was pacing me and the 3:40 group so there was a decent group of us. I kept a little quiet anticipating the pain that was to come. We passed the half mark a few minutes under pace, which was good. My quads were tight from then on. It wasn’t until about mile 17 that I started to lag behind. I went ahead and let Forrest know I was having issues, and watched as they slowly but surely kept getting farther away from me. I finally gave into walking, which I hate to do. When I started jogging again I did the math and realized the hopes of Boston were gone, so I said to heck with it. I didn’t see the point of killing myself for a finish that was pointless to me now, so I just went to cruise control and tried to enjoy the ride. When I say pointless, I merely mean my time didn’t matter to me now. I saw Karma, someone I race against, at mile 24 or 25 and she was walking. See, if I could just keep my mouth shut I would probably beat more people but I can’t. I yelled a few words of encouragement, if that’s what you call it, and told her to quit walking it wasn’t worth it. Yes, she quit walking, and yes, she beat me. I can’t help it, I just want to help people if it’s ever possible. We all have bad days. I ended my marathon debut with my new tiara my hubby bought me, it even said princess on it:)! I finished in 3:52 something, which isn’t too shabby if I do say so myself! I had the wonderful support of my pit crew, my hubby, dad, dad’s girlfriend and daughter, jon, and cecilia. I wouldn’t be able to do what I do without them!
