I still can't believe I did it; I reached my goal and ran 15k in The Hot Chocolate Race. The day was beautiful and my husband and sweet daughter were with me as I ran in a fun, long race for the very first time. I enjoyed the experience, the excitement and the crowd and I worked to take it all in as I ran and ran and ran. The only time I stopped running and needed to walk was when I turned a corner and was faced with a hill that had to be 45 degrees. I looked at it and just thought, "Nope, this is not going to happen." as I had already run over 7 miles. Just too tired to make the trip upward but that was okay. Many racers told me to go ahead and stop when I needed to and walk because it was about finishing, but I wanted to run the whole race and I would say I did. My sweet family and friends encouraged me and truly celebrated with me when I finished which was really heart warming. It was nice to be so supported. Will I do another? I think so, but I need to recover first and as of right now, I'm feeling way better than yesterday! That's a good thing!
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