New Beginnings

Holy cow. I just ran 26.2 miles. Whhhhhaaaaatttt?!?

But seriously. The sense of pride and accomplishment that I feel now, and I would guess I will feel for a while is amazing. I'm sure once I am able to fully walk correctly again I will consider doing this crazy feat again.

I could not, absolutely could not, have completed this task without my number one training partner Travis by my side. I wouldn't have wanted to-either. We push one another from time to time, and genuinely know when the other needs to slow down/walk/whatever (seriously, it's a funny connection).  The race was tough-there were several spots where one or both of us was in real pain. But, with the encouragement of so many around us-we finished. And in a PR time for Travis as well. Go you, my man!

We crossed the finish line symbolically. We held hands and came across at the exact same minute. This journey was made with him by my side, and I wanted it to come to a conclusion by his side also. I knew immediately that I was going to bawl-and apparently forgot to breathe in the process. And then, I saw my soul sister, Stephanie and started it all over again. Literally, this is a new beginning for me of what is to come. All of my teammates have an amazing story of what we've overcome and faced to beat these odds and complete this race. What an amazing, emotional, crazy experience this day as been for us all!  I am so proud of my teammates, and feeling so loved by my mentors and friends who showed support.

I'm sure I will not forget this day, probably ever.



Comments

  1. UnknownOctober 19, 2014 at 7:23 PM

    So proud of you! I hope to accomplish my own goals eventually with this much enthusiasm. Great work! Love!

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  2. Kristin TrudeauOctober 19, 2014 at 7:26 PM

    So awesome! So proud of you! What an amazing accomplishment!

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  3. UnknownOctober 19, 2014 at 7:27 PM

    You were amazing! Welcome to the club marathoner! Love you to the moon and back!

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  4. AnonymousOctober 20, 2014 at 4:17 AM

    So super proud of you!

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