Saturday, June 22, 2013

BAMF (Subtitle: I Ran a Marathon This Morning)

Workout: 26.2 miles, motherf-cker!

BAMF. Seconds from the finish line. Thanks, sunglasses, for giving me that fashionable pouf in my hair. And thanks, gels and phone, for making me look like I stuff my bra.


Let's make a list:

  1. I DID NOT WALK. I was oh-so-close at mile 20, but then I saw my tuba-playing boss and his sprinkler-holding assistant, which totally saved my race.
  2. After the first seven miles or so, I wasn't passed by a single person. Not a one!
  3. I did not hit "the wall." I was tired as shit, but I managed.
  4. I executed a pretty flawless race, if I do say so myself. I was dragging towards the end, but for the most part was totally in control.
  5. While I still think the gravel situation was overstated in the race reports I read, it did take more out of me than I thought it would. Even harder, though, was the two-ish mile descent that followed.
  6. I really didn't think I could push any harder at the time, but given how fast I ran up the hills just before mile 26 (and the fact that I was the only person running them), I guess I could have given it more.
  7. I didn't have to break into my emergency Imodium! Except, OF COURSE, I spent the very last tenth of a mile "coughing," by which I mean trying to keep my water/gel/sports beans down in front of hundreds of people. The second I crossed the finish line, it came up. I'd call it less "vomit" and more "spittle," though. You're welcome for that. Let's hope the finish line photo catches that beauty.
  8. I wish it had been 10 degrees cooler and cloudy. However, we got pretty lucky weather-wise.
  9. My shoes performed like the champs they are.
  10. I'm going to go lie down and let my body necrotize.

12 comments:

  1. OMG Jean-o!! I've been behind in my blogging and was actually just taking a shower and thought, "Is her marathon TODAY?!" I don't usually think of you in the shower, usually it's George Clooney or Channing Tatum or something, but today it was YOU running a marathon! I'm so proud of you! And your time is ah-mazing! Seriously...proud face. You freaking ROCK. I can't wait to hear an in-depth report, but I'm happy it went well! I hope you are eating something really awesomely unhealthy to reabsorb those calories and getting some REST!

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    1. Hey, thanks so much!! I mean, being thought of in the shower by a stranger blog reader is totally on my bucket list! But really, your nice/funny words have been super helpful.

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  2. OMG! YAY! How fabulous and congratulations! It sounds like an amazing experience. Love the picture of you at the end. I think you worked yourself pretty darn well :) Enjoy the rest!

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    1. I'm pretty sure I want that picture printed so I can carry it around in my wallet. That's not vain, right? Wait, it's totally vain (and insane). Bummer.

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  3. Wahoo! Congrats on an awesome race! So glad that the Hansons Method prepared you well and that you didn't bonk. I hope you're taking some time to bask in the afterglow of your finish and that you're stuffing your face with your favorite foods (the best part of finishing a marathon). :) Congrats again!

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    1. Thanks! I most certainly plan to take it easy and "reflect on the race" and all that. I'm looking forward to getting back to hiking!

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  4. Congratulations on an amazing race! That time is seriously impressive and to me would be an absolute dream! You should be so ridiculously proud of yourself as I'm sure you are, now sit back and relax and enjoy the feeling of all the hard work having paid off :) And go and eat something really really bad for you coz you certainly deserve it!

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    1. Why thankya, ma'am! You always make me feel so good about myself, although you're selling yourself short if you think running a similar time is just a dream!

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  5. YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

    I have no idea what time zone I'm in. I flex over your head sometime Monday. I am going to bed now. I want to read a full! race! report! soon!

    [And I'll admit that it's possible that you've already published one; obviously, 30 hours of travel will back up a gal's Feedly Feed.]

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    1. Uhh..."flew". I "flew" over your head. I might have been flexing, but I'm not sure. I only did a few mid-flight bicep curls...

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    2. Ahahahaha. Thanks, coach. How strange that you flew over Alaska! Over the pole? I would think that would require going too far north. Whatever the case, enjoy Jersey!

      You better believe I've posted a race report. It's REALLY LONG so you should probably wait until your billion-hour flight home to read it. It'll likely take the entire trip.

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    3. I flew through Narita, Japan. So the shortest distance from Japan to Jersey is "over the top"...

      I am not patient enough to WAIT THAT LONG.

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