Finisher

Well, that was FUN. 

Definitely not the most ideal running conditions with starting temps in the mid 60s and 90 something percent humidity! 

I had aspirations of hitting that 4 hour finish time...

And up until mile 13, I was pretty much on pace to get there. 

But this wasn't a half marathon. It was a FULL. So, after I hit that half way point, I fell apart. 

The next 2 + hours were brutal. 

But I finished. And even though I didn't meet my time goal, I was still able to PR by almost 10 minutes!

This as my third marathon and I would say that it was my last. But being as stubborn as I am, when I want to accomplish something, I will find a way to do so. 

So, while I don't plan on running another marathon in the near future, I have a sneaky suspicion that I will find myself out on a course running another 26.2 miles. I may have gotten punched in the face today, but it didn't knock me down. 

So I will be back. 

And next time, I will punch you back so hard, you won't know what hit you.