My husband says I’m still on a marathon high but I think of it more as giddy with “marathon relief”! I just am so thankful and pleased that everything came together on race day — the training, the course, the weather (more on that later), the pacing and the fuel — they all combined for me to run the Phoenix Marathon in 3:36:58, a PR of 7 minutes 28 seconds and a BQ with 8 minutes 2 seconds to spare!
I’m still processing the whole experience. Whoever said that the marathon never gets easier, you just run faster, was right. No matter how much you pour into the training, you still have to give it your all mentally and physically on race day if you want to achieve a personal best time. I learned that at Santa Rosa, and I re-lived it this past weekend at Phoenix.
I feel great now — I’ve even resumed walking down the stairs normally — and I’ll have a full race recap up soon.
WOW! Congratulations!!!!!!!! You deserve it. Sooo looking forward to your recap.
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WooHoo!!! Great job! That time is incredible!! Can’t wait for the full recap!
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You killed it! I’m so happy for you. Start packing for Boston. 🙂
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