#10289

starting a sunday morning at 5:30 am is not usually how one would normally wish to start. well, having registered for the li marathon 10k race i was forced to... by my sneakers.

the warm-up marathon began shortly after the consumption of a bagel, a banana and several bottles of water.

and a 'lil after that the real deal marathon began!
i was sprinting (and walking. shh...) in no time!

crossing that finish line was such a great feeling!
not only having completed the dreaded 6.something miles on an extremely hot & humid day, but seeing my bright-green shirted boyfriend knocking down the soccer moms just to cheer me on at the finish was amazing!
i think what made the race so easy for me was just knowing he was there waiting :)
(i came in a few minutes over an hour, which shocked me since the only training i did was not drinking for a week and the only stretching i did was squatting to use the port-a-potty...)