10/14/2025
✨3:43:38✨
Woooeee!! What a race🤩
I was looking for a race event for 2025 and thought a Marathon on my 46th birthday sounded brilliant!
I restarted my training in June after spraining my ankle in February (so bad, OUT for solid 12wks!) wondering if I could run a Boston Qualifying time 🤔 3:45:00 is fast!!
I pushed my 18wk training plan and was feeling amazing! No injuries. Feet were fast, heart & lungs ready to rock.
RACE DAY!!! I was freaking flying, feeling strong for 34KM. I had the best support crew = my hubs, as always, my rock 🥹 I was in dark pain cave KM 35 to 38. My left quad had seized, my left knee stabbed every foot strike, and I had the craziest stitch in my right side! I was focused on the ground and didn’t see him, Karen & Pernell with their signs in the pouring rain jumping ahead of me. All of a sudden his face was in my face, he asked if I needed anything, gave me a smack on the bum and said “see you at the finish line”. It was all I needed to pull my shoulders back and pick up my pace again to make it there! Thanks you guys🥰
Race done / official time chip 1:45:23 … then we were off to celebrate my birthday and Karen’s birthday!! Post race beer, tasty Thanksgiving dinner, and a night cap of Empress Gin at The Empress🏰
