Coronavirus will not stop me from running my canceled marathon (Big Sur). All my training will not go to waste and only thing that is keeping me sane these days!
This was by far the toughest marathon for me. Read more on my blog page.
At about half marathon, it started getting warmer and there was an cloudy overcast and told Noah I hope that sun stays behind those clouds. He had one EarPod on so he could hear bikers come behind us. I was listening to an audio book “Born to Run” and had it low enough to hear him talk to me. I always heard that was a great book and figured now is a good time to listen to it. We saw a couple of weirdos on the trail but we just minded out own business and glad there were plenty of other people on the trail too. We stopped for a couple water breaks but, at mile 20 I bonked! I was hot, felt dehydrated and started to get hungry. I ate my almond butter, but didn’t help. I slowed my pace like a lot and felt like my jog was more like a speed walk. The last two miles were brutal! I stopped to drink some of his water because mine was gone and it was so hard to pick up and jog again. My feet hurt and fatigue really started to kick in. Noah, kept saying how much longer mom?? He was tired of me going slow (he later tells me). I just kept saying one more mile almost there with a smile and so bad wanted to just quit and walk the rest of the way. But I walked and then got back to jogging until we finished. I yelled and said DONE!! He got a huge smile on his face and instantly took my pic and put it on Snapchat and I took a picture of both of us. I was so proud of finishing and completing our first marathon together. I didn’t care that this was my slowest marathon EVER. My first marathon was faster than this! It was about my dedication to complete a marathon that was canceled and sharing this experience with my son because he wanted to. To me, that is way better than a medal, finishing 1st in my division, or even placing. We did this together and that is something I’ll always cherish forever! Love that boy!
At about half marathon, it started getting warmer and there was an cloudy overcast and told Noah I hope that sun stays behind those clouds. He had one EarPod on so he could hear bikers come behind us. I was listening to an audio book “Born to Run” and had it low enough to hear him talk to me. I always heard that was a great book and figured now is a good time to listen to it. We saw a couple of weirdos on the trail but we just minded out own business and glad there were plenty of other people on the trail too. We stopped for a couple water breaks but, at mile 20 I bonked! I was hot, felt dehydrated and started to get hungry. I ate my almond butter, but didn’t help. I slowed my pace like a lot and felt like my jog was more like a speed walk. The last two miles were brutal! I stopped to drink some of his water because mine was gone and it was so hard to pick up and jog again. My feet hurt and fatigue really started to kick in. Noah, kept saying how much longer mom?? He was tired of me going slow (he later tells me). I just kept saying one more mile almost there with a smile and so bad wanted to just quit and walk the rest of the way. But I walked and then got back to jogging until we finished. I yelled and said DONE!! He got a huge smile on his face and instantly took my pic and put it on Snapchat and I took a picture of both of us. I was so proud of finishing and completing our first marathon together. I didn’t care that this was my slowest marathon EVER. My first marathon was faster than this! It was about my dedication to complete a marathon that was canceled and sharing this experience with my son because he wanted to. To me, that is way better than a medal, finishing 1st in my division, or even placing. We did this together and that is something I’ll always cherish forever! Love that boy!
Keep on running and stay safe!
Lydia Calahan
