05/06/2026
MY FIRST HALF-MARATHON!!!
Achieving this milestone is a hard one to put into words.
I got into running last November. I wanted to prove to myself that I could do hard things. This run showed me exactly why I love running.
I have never run this much in my life. Running 21km with a large group of strangers? That felt so intimidating.
I started the race with my sister in a crowd of thousands of people. All running the same race for individual reasons.
What kept me going was seeing all of the people cheering on the sides, people pushing their friends, seeing the same people cheering at multiple points throughout the race, knowing that I was going to see my people along the way and at the end.
It was truly beautiful.
Once I hit the 7km mark, I was prepared to start to struggle. The opposite happened. For the first time in my life I experienced the runners high! I had a smile on my face the entire time. I didn’t want to stop. The next 10km flew by. And the last 4km were a push, I wanted ti end strong!
Then in the end, seeing all of the people waiting and cheering, pushed up against fences just to try and see their friends finish their race. It made me emotional. I was so proud of myself for pushing myself to do something I never thought I would and to see the love the running community gets and has to offer. Is nothing short of amazing.
Thank you to .run for the support and for being there as always and helping me make this tank top last minute. 🥰