August of this year was hot. 10 miles in I was cooked but didn’t quite realize it yet. I was dehydrated in my first attempt at the marathon. By the 19 mile mark I was delirious and only able to run for maybe 10 seconds at a time. At about 20.5 miles my body completely seized up and I had an almost constant cramp in both of my calves. I was put on the ground and that is where my goal of running my first marathon died. I knew I’d have to finish what I’d started eventually but hadn’t put it on the schedule yet, until yesterday.
March 2024 I will run and finish my first marathon. Not sure on a time goal as of yet but hoping to be faster than I was going to be in my first.
6 miles today at right under 10 minute pace. Trying to get my legs back under me after about a month off of running.
Here we go.