So, I did it...I finally finished a marathon. Stupid Chicago no longer needs to haunt my dreams.
Final time: 4:28:12
I know it's not anything super fast or anything, but I was pretty happy with it considering my complete lack of training. The fact that I was able to do this says a lot for tri-training, you know? And, I knew it going in. Don't get me wrong; I was plenty worried about attempting a marathon without having ever done a long run, but...I knew I felt strong overall from doing all the cross training.
I can't believe I'm at the point where I can just 'do' a marathon. Pretty crazy, you know?
It WAS a big deal though...26.2 miles is a long way, no matter what kind of shape you're in.
After the race, I crashed for a couple hours and then headed down to the Hessler Street Fair. Hessler Street is the most well-known 'Hippie Street' in Cleveland; I lived there for my first 2 years out of the dorm. Ta and I got some really cool matching earings, and I ate a much-deserved-ton.
Now, we're sitting around watching the Cavs game, and I have to head out to teach in a few minutes. I wish I didn't have to, but I cancelled last week due to a total freak-out, so I definitely have to go today. Note to self: Don't indulge your moods, because there will be better times to take the evening off...
Oh, and I got an apartment in New Bruswick, NJ. It's a really cute attic apartment, and can you believe I took pictures of all the apartments I looked at EXCEPT the one I ended up taking? Typical, eh? But, come June 3 I'll be moving there, and there will be a plethora of moving in pictures...
My aunt and her friend totally saved my life with the apartment hunting...I was definitely on the verge of just heading back towards Cleveland and opting out of the Doctorate thing...it was that stressful...
I have the hiccups and it's hindering my ability to type. Hey! Maybe I could call my students and say I can't teach because of a disabilitating hiccup disease...
I didn't get back from New Brunswick until 12:10 last night, so I got less than 5 hours of sleep before the marathon. Yuck. I'm tired, to say the least.
Thanks Liz, for all the pictures...and for being the best spectator in the world!
Pictures of the Hessler Street Fair and some of the horror stories of apartments I saw over the past few days soon to come.
12 comments:
Awesome, Curly. So I, the old dude with the warning voice of doom, was clearly wrong. Glad you had a great marathon.
Congrats on your new place. Having tried it myself, I know how much gumption it takes to move across the country and try to make one's way in music.
YAY! Congrats!! :)
I was thinking about you and buckeye runner this morning... wondering if you were doing well (but pretty confident that you were!).
great job!
and... uh... sorry 'bout those Cav's losing...
[except totally not! :) ]
Woo Hoo!!! Congrats, Su! What a great marathon!!! When I saw Liz and Al, they said you were pretty far ahead already - nicely done!! And congrats on the apartment. Hope the move goes well.
The best hiccup cure in the world: a spoonful of peanut butter. Seriously.
You are nuts.. :)..no training and go do a marathon.good stuff.
Yeah..now that 26.2 miles ain't that far..huh? :)
Congratulations on clearing that hurdle, and welcome to the world of full marathoner. Of course, your triathlon endeavors may have exceeded the demands of a marathon.
And awesome time for only getting 5 hours sleep. I only got 5 hours sleep two nights before my half, and was beating myself. Where you say 4:28 isn't all that fast, a lot of us would say that was a great time.
Congrats, again.
It was tough out there today and you made it through. Awesome job!!!
I can't believe I didn't see you anywhere. I didn't have the energy to keep up with elizabeth.
The weather and training were less than perfect, yet you mananged to come through strong. Nice job marathoner!
Wow! Good for you! You are a marathoner! With a little of of being a triathlete. I admit being a triathlete has helped my running and racing. Glad you spoted me out in the race. We definitly get a burst of energy from one antohers encouragements.
Hope your move and schooling goes well for you.
Great job Susanna! It was wonderful to see you out there even if you did pass us. : ) Sam and I finished in 4:41.
Mile 12 was hard to see. It was in-between Prospect and Carnegie on E. 14.
Great job on the marathon!
Excellent work on the marathon. So we're going to go running together once you're all moved in to Jersey, right?
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