Chicopee

Chicopee

Sunday, August 19, 2012

ENDURrun Stage 7: The Marathon

The marathon is the 7th and final stage of the ENDURrun. It starts at the same park in Conestogo where the half marathon started last Sunday, but is a different courses. It’s a 2 loop course, so on the second lap, you know exactly where you are in relation to finishing, which can be both a good thing and a bad thing.

I had set out to run a 4:05 marathon today. At the 32 km mark, it was still a possibility, but when I had 8 km left in the race I knew it was no longer going to happen. I figured at that point that I’d be around 4:15. I felt a little sorry for myself, but then quickly realized that I was being silly. I had already run over 150 km since Sunday and only had less than 8 more to go. I was doing something that most people would never dream of doing and I was doing it well. My finish time would still be a good time and I should feel proud and thankful that I’m able to do this.
I plugged away at it and finished my marathon in a time of 4:12 and change.

I came. I ran. I finished. I'm very proud to say that in 2012, I am still One Tough Runner!

finish (1 of 1)

This was a fantastic week and I got to spend it with an amazing group of people. The runners and the volunteers are among the best in the world. Thanks to you all for another successful ENDURrun!

3 comments:

  1. Congratulations Vicki, 2 consecutive Ultimate finishes. You are 1TR. Lloyd Schmidt, ENDURrun Director.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I don't think you're being silly. You need to have goals. I think that 4:05 goal helped you run a great race.

    ReplyDelete