Finally, the marathon and marathon training is over:)! I don’t have great news to report from the race except that I finished. I was on pace of exactly where I wanted to be up to mile 14. Feeling decent, happy the weather was holding out. I geled at mile 14 and by mile 16 when I tried to take more fluid, everything started to come back up. I would try running, but would start to get sick after about every .25 miles. I would alternate dry heaving, spitting, burping, and nothing made me feel better. I have to say by mile 18 I finally realized the marathon gods weren’t in my favor this year. I am pretty sure this is the slowest marathon I have ever done, and that includes Ironman marathons. I think the final time was 4:25 and some change, but I can’t be sure.
The good news from this weekend was that I had the best spectathletes ever! My mom, Heath, and Sarah were all spectating and helped me continue walking even when the sky fell out and it began to rain. Sarah was definitely my savior as she decided to walk the last 4.2 miles with me and help me laugh at all the nonsense I choose to put myself through. I still crossed with the tiara on, but failed to see my mom still filming as I hugged the nearest trash can. Hey, atleast I puked in style right? I have to give props to Forrest and Regina, they both qualified for Boston yet again! Lisa Tolley and Ashley Long busted out the half marathon with a 4th and 6th overall female. Jeff took 17 minutes off his time from last year. We all saved enough energy to have some fun that evening (thanks to some good dinner Forrest). Mitch was even brave enough to let my mom drive his car home with all 9 of us packed in like sardines. I have to say a big thank you to all my friends and family that always cheer for me support me and help me have a blast even when some days suck. I just wish someone would have helped me and Sarah out and given us an umbrella for the last 4 miles, sore throats bite the big one!
Now, with perfect timing, I have a week off and then start triathlon training yet again. I get to ENJOY this saturday as it is my birthday, and then begin the wonderful early mornings and late nights of training. I am excited to have some sort of plan in place and get back to my normal schedule. Time will only tell if I can handle another year:)
