Well, I did it......I finished my very 1st marathon.:0) My official time was 5:11:15. Up until the week of the marathon, it was questionable whether I was even going to be able to run the race or not so the fact that I finished is amazing. I had been (painfully) training with plantar fascitis in both feet since late January, then the IT band in my right leg started giving me problems and eventually led to bursitis in my right hip, then just a couple of weeks before the marathon, I developed Achilles tendonitis in my left foot. The Achilles tendonitis was so bad that I could barely walk much less run. At the suggestion of a friend, I went to see a chiropractor who is also a member of our church to see what he might be able to do to help me. He took one look at my ankle/heel and immediately told me that I should not be running on it at all. I took his advice, icing and sticking to the stationary bike for cardio and when I saw him the week of the marathon, he was amazed at how quickly my ankle/heel had healed. I asked, in his professional opinion, if I should try to run the race and he said "Absolutely......if it was me I would definitely try to run it." So I did.:0) I was able to run the first 12 miles and then walk/ran the rest of the way. It was excrutiatingly painful because of the plantar fascitis but I was so determined to finish. This whole process has been an amazing learning experience for me. It has taught me to listen to my body and slow down when I need to. It has also shown me just how strong I can be when I really have my mind set on something. But most importantly, it helped me to see all of the amazing people that I have in my life who are there to support me and cheer me on through life's ups and downs. Thank you so much to all of my family and friends who supported me in so many ways throughout this whole process. I am so blessed by having each and every one of you in my life.:0) Here are some pics from our marathon experience:
Me in the car on the way down to Pittsburgh. I don't just look tired.....I was exhausted from not enough sleep the night before.
Jason's looking fairly tired himself.:0)
Me and Jason in the parking garage before heading to the starting line. He's wearubg our charity shirt (he ran a leg of the relay) and I am wearing the really cool marathon long-sleeve tech tee.
We look a little more awake in this shot.:0)
A big sign welcoming all of us runners to the Pittsburgh Marathon.
Me and Jason posing with the rest of his relay team.
Jason was so excited to see me as I came into the finish that he forgot to take a picture until I was pretty far pst him. I might be that dot of a person on the right side.:0)
Jason and I both had a great time at the marathon. We were both soaking wet by the end of the race but were so ecstatic about me being able to run and finish the race that it just didn't seem to matter.:0)
Me in the car on the way down to Pittsburgh. I don't just look tired.....I was exhausted from not enough sleep the night before.
Jason's looking fairly tired himself.:0)
Me and Jason in the parking garage before heading to the starting line. He's wearubg our charity shirt (he ran a leg of the relay) and I am wearing the really cool marathon long-sleeve tech tee.
We look a little more awake in this shot.:0)
Me and Jason posing with the rest of his relay team.
Jason was so excited to see me as I came into the finish that he forgot to take a picture until I was pretty far pst him. I might be that dot of a person on the right side.:0)
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