Normal life has taken over again so the euphoria of my first 10 mile run ever washed away pretty quickly BUT I did it! I would like to thank all of you. Readers, sponsors,fans, friends and family. Thank you for donating money to ZZF and even more than I could wish for. I am sure all that money will find its way to research on rare diseases. You all helped making this world a little better and so today you guys are the true heroes! You stuck with me through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered and you believed in me. You knew I could do this even when I wasn't too sure. So THANK YOU all.
SOOOOO HOW DID I DO? Well I really wasn't fast (checking my time I am even somewhat embarrassed) but I did what I wanted to do. I tried to stick to my own rythm and I enjoyed the race. I finished with energy to spare and I had FUN! Have to say though that the weather wasn't great for running. The first obstacle you encounter is the IJ-tunnel. I ran this tunnel three times before this one and I don't like it but it is never really bad. This time it was. There was hardly any oxygen in there so after only two minutes I broke out in a horrible sweat, had to drink water and ended up using half of my water supply. By the time I got out of the tunnel I still had over 8 miles to go so that wasn't good. I kept on running non the less. It wasn't until kilometer 14 that I started to get tired. Well not me...my feet. But lucky me that was the time we hit the busy and very full streets of Zaandam and I only had 2 kilometers left to go. The crowd was amazing. Everybody was cheering and rooting for us and even though it was hard to see people I did manage to recognize friends, family members and former collegues and so I was able to say hi. After I finished my race the love of my life was waiting for me with a very much needed hug, dry clothes, food and buttermilk. It wasn't until I saw him that I realized I had actually done it.
I loved this race and I still can't phatom the idea of it being me crossing that finish line and YES I CRIED! I am proud of myself and at the same time I do realize that I have some work left to do If I want to finish the half marathon in october feeling the way I did last Sunday. It is unbelievable that I ran 10 miles and I still can't believe that I will be running a half marathon in just a few short weeks but I'm beginning to see that I actually might be able to do it. For now my fundraising part of this blog is over. I raised about 300 euro's for ZZF and I could not have done it without you. So before I rush out for yet another training I would like to thank you all one more time. I hope you enjoyed the ride, I know I did.
Until we read again, as always LOVE MARLIES,
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