26.2 Chevron Marathon 2017

On January 15, 2017, I ran the chevron marathon. The race started with a yellow flag warning. Runners were urged to slow down on their predicted marathon paces. The day of the marathon wasn’t as promising as other years. The humidity was at 97% with temperatures in the 70’s. So, what does this all means to me? I have been training for this marathon since July of last year. Being this my second full marathon. I had set up some new goals to crush. Unfortunately that did not happened during this race. I wanted to PR, and BQ during this marathon. I have trained and I know I was ready. Unfortunately what I wanted or what I thought I had in me did not happened. The humidity definitely took the best out of me. I ran the first half of the marathon slower. I took precautions, or at least I thought I did. When I hit mile 15, I started to feel some numbness on my legs. I thought, maybe if I slow down a little bit more ill be okay and at the same time ill be able to keep up. This mental toughness did not last. When I got to mile 18. I hit the wall so many runners talk about. This was completely something new for me. I felt the urge to stop…. But, I couldn’t. So, I started walking instead. My knees, legs, feet where hurting badly. I was cramping from left to right. I even took my phone out (which I never do) to text my best friend saying I was walking and feeling horrible. Needless, to say that I ran the rest of the miles with the most arduous pain my body has ever encountered before. I could not see the minute to get to the finish line. My A,B,C and D goal was out of the question… by that time I did not cared. I just wanted to finish. Thankfully I had some awesome running friends through the course. I probably could have never finish if it wasn’t for them I am so blessed. Bottom line, Chevron did not go according to plan, but that won’t stop me from reaching my goal. I will get to that BQ. And I will get my goal this year. That is a promise I am making myself. Only God knows why I did not performed the way I know I can on this race, and even though I was devastated. I am okay with that now. All I can do now is pick up the pieces and keep on dreaming.. DREAMING FREAING BIG

26.2 Chevron Marathon 2017