Well, I did it. With every one's love and support I ran 26.2 miles- only stopping for a bathroom and to sip gatorade. Came in at 4 hours, 3 minutes which put me at 312 out of about 900. For women marathoners, I was 93 out of 395 and in my division I was 19 out of 58. I am pretty content with that for a first timer, though I gotta shave about 20 minutes off if I am going to qualify for Boston. Yup, crazy as it is, next year is already on my mind. This morning I am very hungry, very sore, very chaffed from running in a freaking pouring rain but happy and feeling blessed because so many people were there for me through this journey.
I did hit the 'wall' as they call it so the last 6 were hell on earth. So I thought hard about why I was doing this- thought about Sea Shepherd and whales and my friends and family who pledged money to this cause because they love me and support me in all of my crazy endeavors. I am sure I will write more about this when it all sinks in...I am still processing the fact that it is over after all of that preparation!
