I was absolutely unprepared for this marathon and I cannot believe I did it. There were moments when I was ready to give up - when I got this huge blister at mile 6, when my ankles started to hurt at mile 9, right before this huge hill!!!! But I kept on with the mantra one foot in front of the other and kept on going.
I prepped as best as I could - Vicks Vapor Rub, Toddies, Water with lemon, KT tape for my knee and ankles, Vitamin C, I found an over the counter water inhaler mist thingey. Carb-loading the night before. What I did not do, eat the morning of the race, drink more than half a bottle of water (nor did I drink water/Gatorade along the way).
As you know, I really did not adequately train either. Going out to train 3 days the week of the race does not a training plan make.
So next time, a well laid out plan for a longer period of time!!! Invest in better sneakers!!! Have my asthma pump and some sort of pack at the ready that has all my stash.
But despite all of that, I made it and under the required amount of time to be considered a finisher.
This was me right after finishing, utterly exhausted. In fact we took a pedi-cab back to the parking garage where the car was... I could not even think about taking another step!
My sister was there cheering us on and asked if I would do one again. My original thought was "No!" but of course two minutes later, I was thinking yes, I'll do it again and do more. And so that will be the plan.
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