It was a great day for a race. I am so happy to say that I finished! Considering all the obstacles I faced in the last 2 weeks (a hurt ankle, taking off days of running to get it better, a cold, sore throat, etc) I was really happy to get through it. Big shout out to my dad who stuck with me until mile 11, it was so nice to have him by my side. At times I thought I'd be unfit to even start, but I made it to the finish line! That's always the best part and what keeps me motivated to get ready for the next one. It was also thrilling to cheer my sister on in her first marathon--we got to run our first 5 miles together & were sad when we had to split up. I admire her in so many ways and yesterday she gave me another 26.2 reasons why.
A big thanks to my supportive family for being there for me.
* Note: these pictures were taken 2+ hours after I finished, so what you see here is the happy, elated runner instead of the breathless, dazed and worn out runner that crossed the finish line :)
9 comments:
Way to go! and your sis is awesome for doing that course. You look really great for post race pics..even if they were 2 hours later. Congrats on your race!!
You rock Mariah!!
Good Job Mariah!!
Yo Mariah! Look at me, I found your blog. It was great to see you Saturday even thought it wasn't for long and I think we were all just BUGGED at the wind that would not stop blowing everyone away. I digress ... what an accomplishment and congratulations. Someday I will run a half marathon. I'm pretty sure I will never want to run a full marathon, but I do want to run a half. You did it! Way to go.
Way to go Mariah!!! Wish I could have been there with you girls!
Kudos to you!!! We need to get together!
You are amazing! Way to finish the race. I suck wind just running out to the mailbox!
Your Awsome!! I'm so impressed that you just started training and are already running a half marathon!! Congrats!
Great job Mariah! I admire you so much and I'm so proud of you. :)
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