I did it! It wasn’t ideal or pretty, but I finished!

The Cape Cod Marathon is HARD. It’s not a secret that there are lots of hills on the course, but they are often described as “rolling hills.” To me, these rolling hills felt like mountains!

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Running a marathon seems like a pretty solid bucket list idea, right? I would have to guess that it is one of the most universal bucket list items. This goal ended up on my list for several reasons: (1) I had begun running the year before and it gave me a significant boost in self-confidence; (2) my husband had already completed a marathon and that was pretty cool; and (3) it was 2013 and the Boston Marathon bombings had just happened.  Continue reading Running a Marathon →