I just got back from my trip to Ireland. It was such an amazing experience. Thank you so much again to Tyler Wilkinson (race director) and Pub 317 for making this trip possible and motivating me to take on such a big challenge. Before I started training for this marathon the furthest I had run was a 10K.
I ran in the marathon last Monday and finished under 5 hours (4 hours 58 minutes), which was great since my goal time was 5 1/2 hours (and mostly just to finish!). The energy of the race was just incredible, with more than 12,000 people running. Plus it was a holiday there, so there were great crowds cheering us on the whole way. My legs have never been so heavy and tired (and on fire), but it felt amazing to finish. I've attached a couple photos of me at the marathon in my 317 gear. We didn't have any great finish line ones (they make you pay for those), so these are right before the run.
Dublin is such a beautiful city, and we enjoyed our days exploring there. We also took a few days to visit the Ring of Kerry and Galway in western Ireland. I just got back from my trip to Ireland. It was such an amazing experience. Thank you so much again to Tyler Wilkinson (race director) and Pub 317 for making this trip possible and motivating me to take on such a big challenge. Before I started training for this marathon the furthest I had run was a 10K.
I ran in the marathon last Monday and finished under 5 hours (4 hours 58 minutes), which was great since my goal time was 5 1/2 hours (and mostly just to finish!). The energy of the race was just incredible, with more than 12,000 people running. Plus it was a holiday there, so there were great crowds cheering us on the whole way. My legs have never been so heavy and tired (and on fire), but it felt amazing to finish. I've attached a couple photos of me at the marathon in my 317 gear. We didn't have any great finish line ones (they make you pay for those), so these are right before the run.
Dublin is such a beautiful city, and we enjoyed our days exploring there. We also took a few days to visit the Ring of Kerry and Galway in western Ireland.
