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Marathon - Finished

All the months of training paid off.  I FINISHED the marathon.  Was I first across the finish line, no.  Was I the last across the finish line, no.  For me this marathon was just about finishing and not comparing myself to others.  I finished slightly better than I expected.  I had told my family about what time I would be at certain points along the marathon route.  At the first point they missed me because I was ahead of what I thought my pace would be. I think I could of pushed even harder, but I wanted to make sure I saved enough energy to finish.

I will be taking off a few weeks from the training to let my body recover.  I'll be doing some physical therapy types of things to get my shoulder and ankle to quit hurting.  Although they did not really seem to cause any problem when running, they do cause problems when strength training.  

Now that I know I can finish, the next goal is to increase the speed.  So, yes I'll be runni g more marathons and half marathons.  Plus, I'll be adding in cycling.  Looking to do a century ride (100 miles) this year.

In December, I have a couple of fun 5k runs planned.  One will be a Reindeer run with my niece and whoever else we can get to run with us.  The other will be a Santa run which will have all the runners dressed in Santa Clause suits. 

Also, for my facebook friends be on the lookout for a burbee challange sometime around the first of Dec. or we may wait till Jan., not sure yet.

On a final note, a huge thank you to my family who showed up to cheer me on at the race. It meant more to me than you'll ever know.






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