ready. i was confident! i expected to finish – there was seriously no doubt in my mind. the adrenaline kicked in, and i was off. i told myself, “i can do this”, and tried to be completely in the moment. miles one through seven were great, but then the adrenaline wore off and my sickness took over.
simply put, i don’t remember miles seven through ten because all i could focus on was the unbearable pain i felt. i was dizzy, sick, scared, lonely, and weak. i never wanted to associate those feelings running ever again. i knew was better than that! i was also really sick, and pushing myself past 