Jo’s Marathon Blog: The Final Chapter – Race Day!
I AM A MARATHON RUNNER!!!!!!!! I did it! 16 weeks ago I said I didn’t think I could manage it, but I’d train anyway and see how far I could get before my stamina, my back, my asthma or my funny ankles got the better of me. Yesterday I completed my first ever marathon, and the longest run I have ever done, and I feel AMAZING! What a day. I pulled a muscle in my left shoulder during work on Saturday, and by bedtime it was really painful. I barely slept at all as I couldn’t get comfortable and was so worked up about the race. I was practically in tears over breakfast as I thought it might be painful enough to stop me running, and all I managed for…