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September 2026.

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#autumnal #delawhere #omybetty

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Whelp, this half marathon training cycle lined up perfectly with my entire first trimester. 😅🥹 Baby boy coming next Aries season.

Every time someone asked about my goals or how training was going… I just smiled and said “it’s going!” I put zero pressure on myself to actually “race” the race. With nausea and exhaustion levels at an all-time high, it was not realistic to hold myself to any particular standards. I showed up to long runs and tried to run hard at track practice. I ran easy every other day. Thankful to friends and teammates for all the shared miles.

What I love about running is that your baseline is constantly moving, especially through these more unpredictable phases of life (pregnancy, postpartum, injury, parenting). It makes the sport challenging, always.

Our family’s luck is not lost on me. We’re so excited to grow our family and welcome a new member this spring. Buckle up, Lyla.

🥹📸: @ryogokita

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Vibes are still high from PDX marathon weekend 🔥

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The “This is cute” to “Oops I puked again” pipeline is ~26 miles long 🙃

Not everything about my return to the marathon was perfect. Somewhat embarrassingly, I think I was a little too aggressive with my nutrition (even despite missing 2/4 of my on-course bottles).

Yes, I practice fueling a LOT. But by design, this build only included 2 runs over 2 hours. Let me tell ya - a lot can happen in that last hour when you’ve got a bunch of carbs in the system.

At mile 20, I had just passed a few women and I could see third place up ahead after not having seen her for ages. I was feeling great despite noticing the sensation of my toenails actively separating from my body for the past hour, and I was certain that I could slowly ease down my pace and catch her by the end.

Wellp. That didn’t happen. Instead a steady climb from 20-22 raised my effort enough that my stomach stopped really working and I could feel that I was going to throw up. So, instead of taking a few seconds off each remaining mile, my pace was dictated by whatever I could do without puking. EXCEPT - when I rounded the corner to the finish line, I saw that I would have to find the edge of what was possible in order to make it under 2:50.

I think I threw up probably 4x on that home stretch, all while continuing to run towards the finish, and ended with a flourish having to push past Alexi Pappas to the trash can. My 4 year old niece did not enjoy this part 😂

I’ll tell you what though - if you want to really get a crowd going, puke and rally a few times. It definitely works!

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Ran the Portland Half Marathon this past weekend! It was my first race in a year and a half. I signed up last minute and had some injuries and tummy troubles beforehand so I wasn’t expecting much out of myself. But, I did really well and ran it in 1:38:04! I’m very happy with how the race went! Thank you to @j.novaflightnight and @rosecitytrack for the support!!! ☺️

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Maybe the real six star medal was the friends we made and the person I became along the way ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

What a full-heart race weekend in Berlin. The crowds and energy were electric, and I felt so grateful to toe the line with so many running friends and to be cheered by so many friends and loved ones. When I started this six star journey, I lived in Urbana, Illinois and mainly trained solo. Now finishing this journey in Berlin, I realized how many lifelong friends and core memories I’ve made along the way to six (Prater Biergarten will always have a special place in my heart). I had a moment this past weekend where I said to myself “Wow. I am literally on the subway with my fiance in Berlin to meet with my Portland running friends at a Beer garden after finishing the World Marathon Major Six Stars”. 10 years ago 21 year old Brendan would just be absolutely floored to see how much marathon running has brought to his life (he also would say “wait, you did the six marathon majors? And you’re getting married?!”)

Proud of how I ran given another hot weather race weekend where a PR for me was out the question. At least my bib (neither the front Berlin bib or back six star hopeful bib) didn’t rip off from all of the sweat! Running under the Brandenburg Gate in the last mile to the finish will forever be seared into my memory. There wasn’t a single quiet kilometer at all during the Berlin Marathon race course! So much fun!

People have asked me earnestly: so are you done with marathon running for good after finishing the six? My answer: far from it. With the help of @asics and @asicsrunning , I’ll be doing the California International Marathon in 9 weeks. Every marathon I do, I learn a lot, so I’m excited to take these lessons to CIM this December. Legs truly are feeling good and with the base of Berlin training, I’m excited to see what I can do 👀

Thanks again Berlin 🇩🇪 🫶 🥨*
(Not pictured, the beer from Oktoberfest in Munich the days after the race 🍻)

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2:49, 5th woman, 8mo pp 🥲

Kinda can’t believe I did that!
…But then I feel my toenails and I know it definitely happened.

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There is a type of self-belief that comes from physical repetition, and I think I finally found it again this past weekend - just in time for race week (??!!)

Somehow 1-minute jogs have turned into 20-milers, 8 miles has gone from feeling like forever to a normal run, pelvic pain after walking for too long has turned into a pelvis that tolerates long workouts, and “let’s try to get back into running” has turned into “let’s see what I can do!”

The past several months have been less about getting ready for a race, and more about a journey of discovering whether my body and soul want to run in a similar way to pre-pregnancy. For me, part of deciding to have a baby at all was accepting that running may never be the same: my body could not handle it in the same way, my heart could stop caring the same way it did prior to becoming a mother.

I’m happy to have found some excitement to take on 26.2, and trying to remind myself that the goal for this one - to understand what it looks like to train with a new roomie in the house - has already been achieved. All that’s left is to have as much fun as possible! 💃 ✨

📸 @ryogokita

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Made it to Germany, and it’s race week!

It’s been hard to put into words what this marathon build and journey to the six stars has meant to me. I’ll try to articulate sometime maybe later this week (trust me, I have a lot of thoughts/journaling), but for now I’ll say I’m flooded with gratitude for my loved ones and friends who have supported me on this journey.

Feeling really excited! Put in probably on paper one of my best marathon builds of all time (and Berlin will be marathon number 22) and am excited to see what I can do Sunday!

Shoutout as always to @asics for the best running shoes and apparel, @rosecitytrack for all the shared threshold miles and long runs, and @portlandrunningco for all of the Thirsty Thursdays and running goodies.

For now, I’m finishing the taper and doing research to see what is the most appropriate @asicsrunning shoe and apparel to get me into a club in Berlin. Stay tuned!

📸: @ryogokita

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I don’t make the rules 🤷‍♀️

Managed to roll an ankle HARD as I jogged to the side of the (flat, smooth) track after my first interval of Wednesday’s workout. Later that day had a weird feeling in the 4th metatarsal. Wondered if that was the end of training. It was not!

What’s the dumbest thing you convinced yourself was the end of your marathon dreams? 👇🏼👇🏼

Shoutout to @ryogokita for the cute squad pics

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