02/11/2020
This may just be another picture you see on Instagram but for me, it’s the proudest I’ve ever been of myself ❤️ FIRST MARATHON COMPLETE! 💪🏻🏃🇨🇦🏅
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What you see: the sense of pride and accomplishment for overcoming numerous challenges and pushing through everything to finish my first marathon in 4:30:05
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What you don’t see: the 5.5 months of training, the early morning runs, the leaving parties/social gatherings early, the stretching sessions, the contacting multiple runners/massage therapists to get advice, the multiple people that helped me along the way (THANK YOU! - you know who you are), the constant learning process, the pain of an injury, the mental battle during training sessions AND especially during the actual marathon, the self doubt, the muscle tightness, the cramps, the laying on the ground massaging my leg to get rid of a cramp, the taking an ibuprofen while lying on the ground and accidentally eating the icy hot rub on your hand too 🙈 ... the list goes on
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Some of the obstacles were expected... some were definitely not. Let go of expectations and enjoy whatever it is you are doing. Push yourself outside your comfort zone and see what you can really do ❤️ I am always here to support you on that journey!
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