After a full year of training... I was ready to do the St. George Marathon...that is, until I got a sinus infection a week before. I felt awful. I went on antibiotics and decided to do it, even though I wasn't feeling my best. I had to let my friends go at mile 7, not being able to stay with them. I plugged in my music and just tried to zone out. It was hard, but I kept trying to think positive and remember that my body was trained to do it. I had loosened my shoes because of some chronic foot pain I was having. At about mile 16, my right big toe was on fire. But I still had 10 left. I wasn't in the right frame of mind to check my shoes, so I just kept going....I finished with a PR of 3:52. I was beat down and exhausted. So happy for it to be over. Not even caring about my time. I was just with Laurie and Kathy, so I don't remember taking any pictures....if I find them I will add them to this post. But the two I did take were me in my bed by 8:00 that night and my sweet toe that took 3 weeks to recover...poor little guy!
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