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If you were to ask me just ONE year ago, I would’ve said the only way you’d catch me running 26 miles is if my life depended on it…
…and then in March in the middle of a quarter life crisis, I decided to sign up for the NYC Marathon. I don’t run. I used to complain in college about running anything that sounded close to a mile in practice. I could barely run 2 miles when I signed up, but I wanted to give myself something to work towards. 
At first running for 5 miles straight felt like an accomplishment, and then 10, and then 15. Then I was waking up to run 6 miles before a 12 hour shift on a regular basis (huge shoutout to @kpitraining for pushing me and holding me accountable each week). I like to think I’m not one to talk myself up, but today I am SO 👏🏼 DAMN 👏🏼 PROUD of the time, discipline, and dedication I put into these past few months. Waking up at 6am to get a run in before family fun in Nantucket, running as soon as I got home from Nikki’s bachelorette weekend, fitting long runs in around weekends away for weddings, getting right back into it after a brief medical break to have a little bit of skin cancer removed. I’ve had the best support group through it all. @reilly_flood running a 10k with me in June. @moflood52 biking alongside me on my long runs, including when she woke up at 530 on vacation to bike 12 miles. @cirruspilot22 for spreading the word on my fundraiser and helping me reach my goal. 
Nothing about this journey was easy for me. Its been one very long push outside of my comfort zone since March. Thank you to everyone who has reached out these past few days, those who came out to support me, and those who virtually tracked me. I still can’t believe the energy of NYC and the rollercoaster of emotions yesterday brought. 

26.2 FU(%ING MILES ✅
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