{"id":4907,"date":"2019-10-13T15:54:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T20:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/?p=4907"},"modified":"2019-10-13T15:56:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T20:56:12","slug":"neverdonewithfun-runs-a-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/2019\/10\/13\/neverdonewithfun-runs-a-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"#NeverDone WithFun Runs a Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grace, Gratitude and Grit (Literal Grit)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I wrote this from my bed at 3:30 am last night after finishing my first marathon 12 hours earlier. Yes, my body was exhausted and impossibly sore but sleep just wouldn\u2019t come yet. The rush of the runner&#8217;s high hadn\u2019t worn off, I guess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll probably see more here on the blog in the future (I have a lot of thoughts on the process), but I wanted to capture the post-race euphoria before it fades into a blur of emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3A0925BD-5D48-4EC8-A0D9-EAF20CB459A3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3A0925BD-5D48-4EC8-A0D9-EAF20CB459A3.jpeg 826w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3A0925BD-5D48-4EC8-A0D9-EAF20CB459A3-242x300.jpeg 242w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3A0925BD-5D48-4EC8-A0D9-EAF20CB459A3-768x952.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3A0925BD-5D48-4EC8-A0D9-EAF20CB459A3-48x60.jpeg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve been following this journey on <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/neverdonewithfun\">Instagram<\/a>, you know <a href=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/2019\/09\/25\/how-to-survive-a-setback\/\">it wasn\u2019t without setbacks<\/a>: I DNF\u2019d (that\u2019s runspeak for Did Not Finish) my 20-miler and was benched for nine agonizing days with a second-degree burn from blisters on the ball of my foot. Ouch. Those were some dark days, but I always keep in mind my favorite quote by Oscar Wilde: \u201cWhen it\u2019s dark enough, you can see the stars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this period, I had nothing to do except think. Should I run it or not run? Was I going to hurt myself worse? Would I fail? Did I want to go into it knowing I could fail?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So yeah. I put a lot of thought into it. Then it crystallized for me last weekend: I WANT to run this marathon. I\u2019ve trained for this marathon. Trained hard. Not perfectly by any means but consistently and with dedication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5CA7D943-CCC1-45E6-BAB4-BBE9C5525CDF.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1435\" height=\"738\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5CA7D943-CCC1-45E6-BAB4-BBE9C5525CDF.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5CA7D943-CCC1-45E6-BAB4-BBE9C5525CDF.jpeg 1435w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5CA7D943-CCC1-45E6-BAB4-BBE9C5525CDF-300x154.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5CA7D943-CCC1-45E6-BAB4-BBE9C5525CDF-768x395.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5CA7D943-CCC1-45E6-BAB4-BBE9C5525CDF-1024x527.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5CA7D943-CCC1-45E6-BAB4-BBE9C5525CDF-117x60.jpeg 117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1435px) 100vw, 1435px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And I thought about my kids: I wouldn\u2019t let them quit something hard without even trying, so I wasn\u2019t going to count myself out of the race without giving it my best shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that realization, my head was back in the game. OK, so we\u2019re doing this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/B70A5E39-F713-490E-ABBA-6552196B3279-e1570998691477.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/B70A5E39-F713-490E-ABBA-6552196B3279-e1570998691477.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/B70A5E39-F713-490E-ABBA-6552196B3279-e1570998691477.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/B70A5E39-F713-490E-ABBA-6552196B3279-e1570998691477-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/B70A5E39-F713-490E-ABBA-6552196B3279-e1570998691477-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/B70A5E39-F713-490E-ABBA-6552196B3279-e1570998691477-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/B70A5E39-F713-490E-ABBA-6552196B3279-e1570998691477-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/B70A5E39-F713-490E-ABBA-6552196B3279-e1570998691477-435x435.jpeg 435w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/B70A5E39-F713-490E-ABBA-6552196B3279-e1570998691477-60x60.jpeg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And then&#8230;another wrench in the works: the flooded course. The crazy amount of rain we got in September (over 15 inches rather than the average 3ish) left my trail run course along the Des Plaines River flooded. The underpasses were a no-go. The course had to be rerouted to an alternate, and now we would be running 4 shorter loops \u2014 with standing water on parts of the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there\u2019s one thing that makes running blisters worse, it\u2019s wet feet. So this twist on the plan \u2014 running through inches of water \u2014 would literally be the worst possible thing for my injury. Plus, the weather was chilly, forecasted for 35 degrees with a high of 51. So I\u2019d be running through freezing cold water no less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I still wasn\u2019t counting myself out. Yesterday I went into the race with one goal: to run until I couldn\u2019t run anymore. If that ended up 26.2 miles, AMAZING. If it was 6.2 miles, well at least I got out there and gave it my best damn shot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/F34DAD00-0327-41DB-8634-FF2ABD32FA01-e1570998527239.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/F34DAD00-0327-41DB-8634-FF2ABD32FA01-e1570998527239.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/F34DAD00-0327-41DB-8634-FF2ABD32FA01-e1570998527239.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/F34DAD00-0327-41DB-8634-FF2ABD32FA01-e1570998527239-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/F34DAD00-0327-41DB-8634-FF2ABD32FA01-e1570998527239-45x60.jpeg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can sit around waiting for everything to fall into place perfectly \u2014 but if you do, you\u2019ll just be sitting. Waiting&#8230;endlessly. Never going anywhere. I\u2019m done with waiting around for perfect. I just want forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I put on my tights and tank and lucky sports bra and blister-proof socks (and long-sleeve shirt, headband over hat, and gloves for warmth&nbsp;?) on Race Day and I pinned that bib to my thigh with my teeth gritted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/FE1CE93B-766C-4133-AB6D-5EA2A224D1C6-e1570998473673.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/FE1CE93B-766C-4133-AB6D-5EA2A224D1C6-e1570998473673.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/FE1CE93B-766C-4133-AB6D-5EA2A224D1C6-e1570998473673.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/FE1CE93B-766C-4133-AB6D-5EA2A224D1C6-e1570998473673-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/FE1CE93B-766C-4133-AB6D-5EA2A224D1C6-e1570998473673-45x60.jpeg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And I put one foot in front of the other, one mile at a time, just like I always do. When I encountered the first puddle, I tried to step through it lightly. But then there were three more \u201cpuddles\u201d and the last two were more like a river. I splashed through water above my ankles, getting wet to my knees. The only way out is through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And there were three more loops through the water to be run before it was over. I just kept going. I ran my first two loops slow and steady. I wanted to leave enough in the tank to finish. I put on Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cLover\u201d (which I had saved to listen to for the first time specifically for this race) and the the \u201cHamilton\u201d soundtrack, my old favorite race standard, and zoned out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I felt strong on the third loop (miles 13.1 to 19.35). I ran faster, so much so that I missed seeing my family at the aid station. Actually, I could see them across the way, picking up sticks near the river, but they didn\u2019t see me. I kept going, hoping I\u2019d catch them on the way back at that aid station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3EEC4BE8-71F1-447E-9F38-F2AC67D75CC1-e1570998569572.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3EEC4BE8-71F1-447E-9F38-F2AC67D75CC1-e1570998569572.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3EEC4BE8-71F1-447E-9F38-F2AC67D75CC1-e1570998569572.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3EEC4BE8-71F1-447E-9F38-F2AC67D75CC1-e1570998569572-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3EEC4BE8-71F1-447E-9F38-F2AC67D75CC1-e1570998569572-45x60.jpeg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>No such luck but I still kept going. I pounded across the timing mat knowing I had one more loop &#8211; 6.55 miles &#8211; 4 puddles &#8211; and then the finish line. I didn\u2019t feel exhausted. I kept my head up and splashed through those icy puddles like I was made for this. Because I was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back again at the final aid station, where I had just about 4 miles left, I saw them: all three of my boys and my parents with their signs. I ran off the path to swoop them up with hugs and kisses. I told Tim, \u201cGo to the finish line \u2014 I\u2019ve got 3 miles left!\u201d And I was off again, hearing Sawyer screaming \u201cGO MOMMY GO!\u201d until I was out of sight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/18F62898-3FF4-4508-BCE8-AACDB07F901D-e1570998423420.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/18F62898-3FF4-4508-BCE8-AACDB07F901D-e1570998423420.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/18F62898-3FF4-4508-BCE8-AACDB07F901D-e1570998423420.jpeg 855w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/18F62898-3FF4-4508-BCE8-AACDB07F901D-e1570998423420-251x300.jpeg 251w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/18F62898-3FF4-4508-BCE8-AACDB07F901D-e1570998423420-768x919.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/18F62898-3FF4-4508-BCE8-AACDB07F901D-e1570998423420-50x60.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Miles 23 to 25 felt impossibly long. That part of the route was literally an uphill battle, the only minor elevation of the race. (One that wouldn\u2019t register if you hadn\u2019t just run 23 consecutive miles previously.) But I couldn\u2019t stop now and I pictured my kids, #DoneWithFun Daddy, all the friends who were cheering me on, and all the people in my life who are doing hard shit right now. If they can go through chemo or divorce and keep going, my legs can keep moving for 1.2 more miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn\u2019t stop. Not once. I ran through the finish line with a smile on my face and into the arms of Easton and Sawyer (who immediately grabbed my marathoner medal for himself). I had run a marathon. With blisters on my feet, in 40-degree weather, through freezing cold water, despite all the odds, and I felt GOOD. Scratch that. I felt <strong>AMAZING<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EFA961C7-0684-48BF-849B-7B2A91A0482B-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EFA961C7-0684-48BF-849B-7B2A91A0482B.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EFA961C7-0684-48BF-849B-7B2A91A0482B-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EFA961C7-0684-48BF-849B-7B2A91A0482B-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EFA961C7-0684-48BF-849B-7B2A91A0482B-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EFA961C7-0684-48BF-849B-7B2A91A0482B-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EFA961C7-0684-48BF-849B-7B2A91A0482B-435x435.jpeg 435w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/EFA961C7-0684-48BF-849B-7B2A91A0482B-60x60.jpeg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/73258F25-960F-42F8-8FC1-1D19AFA7F7FD-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4916\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As I threw my arms around the friend who ran the race with me, who got me into this&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2014 who knew I could do it before I ever knew it for myself \u2014 I looked down at my wrist, where I had applied a temporary tattoo the night before: \u201cshe believed she could, so she did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/975BDB07-C765-4254-96D0-257B87238166-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/975BDB07-C765-4254-96D0-257B87238166.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/975BDB07-C765-4254-96D0-257B87238166-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/975BDB07-C765-4254-96D0-257B87238166-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/975BDB07-C765-4254-96D0-257B87238166-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/975BDB07-C765-4254-96D0-257B87238166-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/975BDB07-C765-4254-96D0-257B87238166-435x435.jpeg 435w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/975BDB07-C765-4254-96D0-257B87238166-60x60.jpeg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mic drop.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"130\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Signature-e1523470736535.png\" alt=\"XOXO Kate #NeverDoneWithFun signature\" class=\"wp-image-258\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More nitty-gritty marathon post-mortem details coming soon \u2014 I\u2019m still waiting on my official time! Until then, you can find me in my bed under see the covers &#8230; or on <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/neverdonewithfun\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NeverDoneWithFun\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/neverdonewithfun\/\">Pinterest<\/a>.\u00a0?<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grace, Gratitude and Grit (Literal Grit) I wrote this from my bed at 3:30 am last night after finishing my first marathon 12 hours earlier. Yes, my body was exhausted and impossibly sore but sleep just wouldn\u2019t come yet. The rush of the runner&#8217;s high hadn\u2019t worn off, I guess. 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