NO, IT DIDN'T TAKE ME 24 HOURS TO FINISH. :) BUT, IT'S BEEN A PRETTY HECTIC WEEKEND, WITH BACK-TO-BACK FAMILY THINGS ON THE SCHEDULE. THIS IS MY FIRST MINUTE (SO, IT'LL BE A QUICKIE) TO TELL YOU HOW THINGS WENT...
CAN I START BY SAYING..........."YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" JODI ROPER AND I HUFFED IT OUT FOR THE FULL 20. THANK YOU, JODI. I WOULD'VE BEEN WEEPY AT THE END, IT BEING ANOTHER POST-SURGICAL MILESTONE FOR ME AND ALL, BUT I THINK I MIGHT'VE BEEN DEHYDRATED AND NUMB BC I HAD NO TEARS...UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY, THAT IS.
WE LOOKED LIKE A FORMIDABLE RUNNING GROUP! WE WERE A HERD: JODI, KRISTI, CATHERINE, CORY, KIM, PHYLLIS, NICOLE AND OUR TOKEN MALE: RYAN. SOME HAD 10 TO DO. SOME 6. THERE WAS ONE 15 MILER. AND, A 4. IT WAS SUPER FUN. NOW, GRANTED, I KNOW HOW MORBIDLY RIDICULOUS THAT SOUNDS, "20 MILES OF 'SUPER FUN,'" BUT, REALLY IT WAS!
JODI AND I FELT GREAT! WE PUSHED THROUGH THE FINAL 6 MILES, JUST THE TWO OF US.
HONESTLY, I NEEDED THIS ONE! THE LAST 3 WEEKS OF TRAINING HAVE BEEN A BUST FOR ME. OF COURSE, I'VE CHECKED OFF EVERY STEP, ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE. MY LONG RUNS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, MOSTLY BY FIGHTING WITH THE WIND. AND, ALTHOUGH THE WIND DIDN'T WIN, IT NEARLY CHOKED ME.
I HAVEN'T FELT STRONG OR CONFIDENT...ALL PART OF TRAINING, I'VE BEEN TELLING MYSELF. BUT, AFTER YESTERDAY, I AM BACK IN THE GAME, AND FEEL REALLY GOOD (EVEN TODAY, I'M NOT LIMPING OR MOPING, OR ANYTHING). HOPE I DON'T SOUND TOO BRAGADOCIOUS, I REALLY DON'T' MEAN TO. HOWEVER, I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING, AND AM AS SURPRISED AS ANYONE TO BE ECSTATIC ABOUT HOW GOOD I FEEL. HENCE, THE "YAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..."
ENJOY TODAY! GOOD DAY FOR A RUN OR BIKE RIDE, OR THE DINOSAUR SHOW! THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL FIND US, AT THE DOME, ENVISIONING MY SUCCESSFUL FINISH LINE!
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You are awesome Kathleen! I signed up for the marathon back in December and came across your blog. I was pleasantly surprised to see that you and your husband are both running. I met you 3 years ago in Fargo- Linda W. introduced us (I was friends with her daughter). This is my first marathon. My first attempt at running actually. It's been challenging and I can relate to your posts with being so busy and trying to keep up with training. I had 17 to run yesterday- had to split it up 10 in the morning and 7 at night or I never would have got it done! I have my 20 mile run coming up in a couple weeks. I wish I had a team to run with! That sounds wonderful! I'm considering a PACE GROUP on marathon day. I'm all about TEAM WORK : ) Good luck with the rest of your training and congratulations on all you have achieved already! You are truly amazing!
ReplyDeleteHI KELSEY, THANK YOU FOR WRITING. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR TRAINING. LOOK FOR ME ON THE COURSE. I'M EXCITED FOR YOU TO GET YOUR MEDAL. JUST KEEP THINKING ABOUT THAT BLING BLING. IT HELPS TO KNOW THERE'S A PRIZE FOR EVERYONE AT HE FINISH LINE, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR TIME OR PACE. ISN'T THAT FUN? I'M PROUD OF YOU. KEEP ON TRUCKIN' GIRL! LINDA AND I WERE TALKING LAST WEEK, AND SHE TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR TRAINING. IT'S TOUGH, AT TIMES, BUT YOU'LL BE AMAZED AT HOW PROUD YOU'LL BE OF YOURSELF. KEEP IN TOUCH! COME SEE US AT THE PASTA FEED. I'M SPEAKING AT 6, ON FIRDAY NIGHT. GULP. SCARY...
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