Thanks for all the congrats and kind words.
A lot has happened over the past week (some of which I've mentioned, some of which I haven't), and it felt like the odds were stacked against me for today's race. But at no point today, before or during the race, did I doubt that I would finish. I knew I was gonna become a marathoner today. No question in my mind.
That said ... I will not be running this race again. I'm not against the idea of another marathon, but I'd like it to be a course that interests me, and this one did not. The part I loved most was running through MK, and I can get that from some of the halfs. So this race is absolutely a one-and-done for me.
Thank you to everyone for your love and support during this journey. While I haven't been super active lately, I've never doubted rhat I have a community behind me, so thank you all for that