On October 2 I ran my first marathon. At 430 in the moring I took a bus to Central Utah along with 6000 runners. It was the hottest marathon in St. George history, and I definitely felt it! I went out faster than I should have, and even though I was ahead of my goal pace by the half way mark, I started getting queasy and a bit dizzy. I set many goals, but the main one was just to finish. At mile 18, I decided to be smart and not kill myself--this was supposed to be fun right? I was determined to make my goal, so I slowed it down a lot and enjoyed the experience. 4 hours and 50 minutes after the gun went off I crossed the finish line. It was great to see Julie & Kason in the last 100 yards. I went over and gave them a hug, and I would have stayed right there but Julie told me to get going, so I did. At the finish line I scarfed down a blue bunny ice cream which I absolutely earned! After a few days of shuffling around like an old man, I'm finally feeling okay and am already making plans to run next year's marathon with Kirk!
Hugs from Kason
8 comments:
Great job Tige! Hopefully the weather is way cooler when we do it next year!---kirk
Good job, Tige!
That is awesome Tige good job!
Good Job Tige! Congrats! That is awesome.
Wow! That is awesome.
way to go. that is awesome that you finished in that hot weather. I would most likely finish , but i would be last. We are all proud of you for even trying.
What an accomplishment, Tige. Good for you.
Your awesome! I'll be there to support you next year!
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