Workout: Easy 2 miles - Race day tomorrow!
In October of '99 I ran my first and only marathon to date. I ran the Chicago marathon two days after my 20th birthday, and it was AWFUL!!! I hated pretty much every step from mile 13 on. When I crossed the finish line I swore I would never do that again. My marathon experience is the third most painful experience of my life!! (It was the MOST painful experience for 8 years!!) The MOST painful experience of my life is the birth of my daughter. My labor with her was so awful I wanted to die. I mean, no joke, the words "I want to die. Just kill me!!!" were yelled at my husband during my 4 hour pushing excursion. The second most painful experience of my life was the birth of my son. Pretty much just as awful. I still wanted to die, but I don't think I yelled at Matt, and thankfully the pain was a few less hours.
In October of '99 I ran my first and only marathon to date. I ran the Chicago marathon two days after my 20th birthday, and it was AWFUL!!! I hated pretty much every step from mile 13 on. When I crossed the finish line I swore I would never do that again. My marathon experience is the third most painful experience of my life!! (It was the MOST painful experience for 8 years!!) The MOST painful experience of my life is the birth of my daughter. My labor with her was so awful I wanted to die. I mean, no joke, the words "I want to die. Just kill me!!!" were yelled at my husband during my 4 hour pushing excursion. The second most painful experience of my life was the birth of my son. Pretty much just as awful. I still wanted to die, but I don't think I yelled at Matt, and thankfully the pain was a few less hours.
The day I came home with Lyla.
My little forceps baby, Orlando.
After experiencing childbirth I realized that running a marathon is a walk in the park!! I mean, come on, my foot hurt! Whoop-de-doo!! Okay, my foot hurt A LOT, and I know that it was a painful experience, but I feel that after having children I can do anything!! Like ANYTHING! Like, I could run another marathon and it wouldn't be that bad.
SO, it is my goal to run another marathon by the time I am 40. I would love to run one in the next few years, but that just isn't a realistic goal. There is always the possibility of a third child within the next few years, and I don't want to start training and then end up prego! When I know for sure we are done, as in, my husband has surgery, I will start to train. It could be 2 years from now, 4, 6, I don't know. But it will be by the time I turn 40! So there it is, my loooong term running goal! :) Short term running goal - have a good race tomorrow!!
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