The Full Marathon

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Wake up at 4AM.

Feet on the starting line at 5:30AM.

Mile 1: Pace. Slow down. Slow and steady. Breathe through your nose and out through your mouth.
Mile 2: I think my legs are starting to hit a cadence.
Mile 3: Alright almost to that 5K mark- wow I am feeling good.
Mile 4: I have officially hit my groove.
Mile 5: Wow, I am sweating a lot.
Mile 6: Alright 10K down- I think I can do this!
Mile 7: I could do this all day.
Mile 8: I know this is when I hit my first wall. Push through!
Mile 9: My knees kind of hurt.
Mile 10: Just hit the double digits.
Mile 11: Woop! Lucky number 11.
Mile 12: Wow, not lucky number 12.
Mile 13: Shit, I'm only halfway?
Mile 14: I think my foot may be broken?
Mile 15: Okay... something is definitely wrong.. Do I need to pee or is that just sweat?
Mile 16: I actually don' think I can finish this. Let's just try two more miles and reassess there.
Mile 17:Am I going to be broken after this race?
Mile 18:Yep, definitely broken.
Mile 19: Why am I even counting the miles anymore?
Mile 20: I think I should start praying.
Mile 21: Why did I pay money for this?
Mile 22: One foot in front of the other...
Mile 23: Okay, just a 5K left. I can do this right?
Mile 24: I actually don't think I can do this anymore. Should I call an uber?
Mile 25: One. More. Mile. Your body can do this. You have come this far!
Mile 26: **UGLY CRYING**

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