I always like to make a few goals for myself around the new year. This year, one of my goals was to run a full marathon. I felt like this was a realistic goal considering, I had run 2 half marathons in the last 2 months of the 2011. We decided to run the Little Rock Marathon!!
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| We are the girls waving.. |
My running partner Heather agreed to train with me. There is no way I could have done all the training runs without her. She was a wonderful encourager through out the grueling process. I am telling you guys the training is the hardest part- you have to dedicate large amounts of time to get the long runs in.
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| Posing for the camera |
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| Hugs for Melissa- doing great |
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| Mile 7 and going strong |
I had to separate from Heather around mile 14. I couldn't keep up with the pace. I was slowing her down. So we parted ways and I ran solo the last 12 miles. The course had a a major hill that was quite a challenge. But I made it to the finish line several hours after the race started!! I did complete the race and now I can check running a marathon off my bucket list!!
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| Marathoners!! |
