I ran the Boston marathon!
I finished in 3:57:03. The race knocked my socks off - I was expecting crowds and support but nothing like what I saw. I had my name on my shirt and felt like a rock star. I've never experienced anything like that before. I high-fived no less than 875 kids and cheek-kissed 2 Wellesley girls. The weather was gorgeous. I ran an even steady and easy pace until Mile 20ish when my legs cramped up. The last 6 or so miles were very difficult but I finished the race. Of course I wish that hadn't happened but it made me feel human and alive and I'm proud of myself for pushing through it. I have my suspicions to the origin of this demise but can get into that later. I'm going to write up a race report early next week with all of the details.
Thanks for reading!
Emily
9 years ago
4 comments:
I've been waiting to hear from you - good to get this update. Sounds like it was an amazing experience and you smelled the roses..
As for getting cramp at the end - it's happened to me before and it's really hard - well done on pushing through for 6 miles it must have truly hurt.
Still can't believe I wasn't there to celebrate it with you - but can't wait for the full report. Have a great weekend, Petra
Congrats, Emily, way to push through the trouble spots. I have a feeling you'll be back and then you can really show Beantown who's boss.
Congratulations. Sub 4 at Boston? Sounds amazing to me. Love that you truly enjoyed yourself. I hope to run it someday too.
Yeah, that's our girl!!!
So I was totally tracking you and you probably already know this but your uncle the one that I talked to at your wedding finished almost the same time you did---how crazy is that?
The course is HARD, I know since I used to live there. Newton and Brookline have some hills, to go sub 4 is just awesome!
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