Blood, Sweat, and Tears

13.1 miles
ran the ENTIRE time

6 months of training
5 years, if you wanna count when I started running

A little blood
only from the Tsunami run

A TON of sweat
halfway self-induced, doesn't help I run during the hottest time of day

And a few tears
NOT from the Tsunami run, that made me laugh
I cried my first 7 mile run when my app gave up on life and quit tracking

Britt made a "runner's number" that
said CHEERLEADER.

There's not a lot to actually write about from the race. I mean I could come up with something, but I ran 13.1 miles in a little over 2 hours. People cheered, Brittany came and watched, and Beth and I both finished without stopping to walk. My main goal was to not let a marathoner beat me. The winner of the marathon beat me by about 5 seconds. I call it a success. Past that it wouldn't be an entertaining story to tell.

I'm thankful for the people who drove around me while I ran instead of hitting me, especially in Eldon where there's no shoulder on the HWY for me to move over. Lastly, I'm thankful for the people who waved at me. I always take it as though they are cheering me on. I'm also thankful for friends and family who listened to me talk about running for months. Last, but certainly not least, I'm thankful for a friend who challenged me to do something I never dreamed in a million years of doing, nor did I think it was possible. The blood, sweat, and tears were so worth it.