Gory Details and other miscelaneous stuff

I overcame dehydration that set in somewhere around mile 12 (you can see this in my split times), some fancy blisters on my toes and a nice sunburn. People keep asking me about the hills, which were tough, but I was more focused on the dehydration and the lack of any energy reserve in my legs so I did not really notice the hills. It was actually easier to run up the hills than transition into the downhill sections. I just kept taking water and Gatorade and moving forward. I dry heaved somewhere between 24 and 25, felt my legs crumple near the finish, but I did it. I earned this finish. It was a "bad" day on the course, but that means it was a great day overall. Sure, my time was slow for me, but what matters is that I crossed the finish and have my finisher's medal!

The best part is that despite the difficulty, I am committed to continued to challenge myself. After my first Marathon I was injured with knee issues and couldn't run for almost 2 months, which really took the wind out of my sails for running. Today, I know that once the soreness subsides, I'll be running injury free! This training episode also helped me refine my nutritional needs (IE my lactose intolerance), which had been a struggle in the past as I trained for and abandoned other marathons.

Anyways, more details about the run and fundraising will be forthcoming, so keep reading. I will definitely keep the blog going as my personal training journal.

Thanks to my "curb crew" yesterday Liz, Mom, Dad, Mandy, Sue and Cheryl who made the Boylston St. seem a little less long. And thanks to all the race volunteers whose tireless efforts make them heroes to the runners. And of course, the DFMC volunteers whose tremendous gift to the runners is their genuine care for our well being and who manage to take care of all the little details from the post-race escort to the massage to the excellent post-race running food. Truly, we DFMC runners are spoiled and pampered...

More details coming (my break was over ten minutes ago).