26.2 MILES???

I ran my first marathon today in NJ.

Woke up @ 3am to catch E to Penn. Sta. with Reezey McNeezy. Caught the 5am special Marathon train to Long Branch, NJ

It was raining..the WHOLE TIME; my shoe got soaked, I was soaked.

Mile 1-2: Left & Right leg - slight pain, but feeling awesome.

Mile 6-7: seemed to take forever to run the first 7 miles.

Mile 13: seems easy breezy, but when the half marathoners began cheering, I dreaded another 13 miles...

Mile 16: Kinda tired.

Mile 18: Thought I was going to pass out and almost cried, but pushed through it and ate pretzels and gatorade instead, as I ran.

Mile 22: A nice lady behind me saw I was running out of steam, and gave me "instant energy beans" lol which worked right away, but i spent 5 whole mins jogging and trying to open that dang package with frozen fingers

Mile 25.5: Saw my friends & family! and received boosted energy for the finish;

After crossing finish line! - I CRIED! IT WAS SO EMOTIONAL; this was one of the toughest, most grueling challenges I have ever attempted. As cheesy as it may sound, I learned a lot abt myself- basically that I can do anything. I needed this; this experience has been an extremely personal endeavor that I wanted for myself to prove many things.

I am sore, tired, exhausted, and limping everywhere. And its quite perfect.

I am proud of myself.

Ps. I got really funky biker shorts tan lines... i need to go to beachbum or something, i look like a lesbian .

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