So, about that marathon thing…

[angela_n_hunt]

This is me jumping on the finish line telemetry bar:

This is me, roaring:

…

Night and day difference between the two marathons.

First one, I came in at 7:05 hours and I forget how many seconds.

Second? 5:47:21.

That’s five hours, forty-seven minutes, twenty-one seconds. Yeah. I shaved an hour and eighteen minutes off my time.

Not too shabby. Works out to an average 13:15 min/mile pace, compared to the 14:30ish of the year before. Still a profound experience. I burst into tears when I hit Mile 18 and the time was under four hours, because at that point, even walking, I knew I was going to finish under six hours.

Yeah. It’s one thing to train for a serious goal. It’s another to hit that goal so hard that you blow the doors off of it.

Right now, I am hanging on to this.

Originally published at ANGELA N. HUNT. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[mlerules.livejournal.com]

WOWZIE! Congrats on finishing - and in such an improved time!

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[ivy]

YEAH! Go you! That is amazing and inspirational!

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

HEE! Thank you so much!!

[http://users.livejournal.com/project_mayhem_/]

That is AWESOME! Congratulations! I still have yet to do a full, but it's on the list.

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

Thank you, thank you! I am really enjoying them. It was a bit crazy with all the runners on the road, but I highly recommend it.

[rustmon.livejournal.com]

Yay! :):)

[im-ridiculous.livejournal.com]

Oh. Em. Gee. CONGRATULATIONS MS Q THAT IS FREAKIN AMAZING!

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

HEE!

Thank you!!!

[lunaticbubbles.livejournal.com]

Those pictures have me grinning from ear to ear and roaring with you. You rock some serious socks, lady!

[lunaticbubbles.livejournal.com]

Also, look at last year's pics vs this years pics. Hot damn, woman!

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

I know, crazy, right? And what's interesting is that there's really only a fifteen pound difference between the first marathon and this one. Was actually a bit distressing, because the scale was telling me 160 (which traditionally is heavier looking than this on me) until I realized I put on a lot more muscle for this one and as a result... was a little denser.

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

*tackleglomp* :D

Yeah, they've been really great to have right now, with everything that's going on.

[roomette.livejournal.com]

You look FANTASTIC. Happy and alive and triumphant and also? I don't know how you manage to look that good after a marathon but you do.

What a huge moment of triumph. That's a huge time cut. HUGE.

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

I don't know how I looked that good either! LOL Good training, is all I can claim.

[workerbee73.livejournal.com]

OMG I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!

(ALSO, YOU ARE ADORABLE. <3)

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

LOL Thank you! :D

(And so I have been told from time to time. *giggle*)

[amethyst-clan.livejournal.com]

Congrats on finishing! That's seriously impressive. :D

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

*beam* Thank you!

[fknsellers.livejournal.com]

Talk about inspiring!! That was fantastic!! Here I thought you were an inspiring photographer ... turns out, you don't stop there. Great job!!

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!!