#1 ~ My trainer, the infamous Blake Venechuk of totalbodydevelopment.ca
#2 ~ Peer pressure ~ from my friend whom I work with, I knew she would continue pressuring me until I signed up...
#3 ~ Me, I figured if I had to train anyways, what better way to burn calories (see summary below)
I have and always had the utmost respect and admiration for the athletes that do these marathons ~ and more so now that I have done this one. I was pleased with my time and my performance. However, there is still a small part of me that wishes I had done it a little faster. I know that I ran the hills that people said would be hard, (I didn't find them too bad at all) and at the 10 km mark, I had a personal best time of under an hour so I was happy with that. I can say that I fast walked a minimal of about 10 seconds a couple times but ran the whole thing with one pee break. The day was beautiful, sunny, cool and no rain. The organization of the event seemed fine for me, and the course was well marked.
As for how my body did ~ the last 5 km were a bit of a bugger. I had started to get a cramp in my calf muscles, and of course my quads and hip flexors were getting tight. I persevered, that finish line was a definite welcome sight. The after effects of the body have now been the reminder of sore calves, tight quads and hamstrings and some fatigue, which I hope diminishes by the end of the week. I can sit down on the toilet a little easier today than yesterday - so we are making progress. :)
I had been to dinner with friends the evening before and we were discussing that how we have told all our kids, *You achieved your black belt - you can do anything*...well, as I was running, this thought actually went thru my mind. *I did my black belt grading which took 19 hours; I sure as hell can do this*!
And that I did!! I have the medal to prove it!!
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