![]() ![]() Maddie said to herself "I'm all in" - not a second thought of quitting, stopping. Here is the amazing part about this lady, most people when they reach the 20-mile mark go through a whirlwind of emotions - self-doubt, PAIN. Looking around for a polite individual to give her a ride to her car crossed her mind - but she kept going, receiving some support from some of the other runners around her. Without a doubt, the toughest part she went through was from 13 -20 miles in. Now keep in mind that Maddie NEVER thought about adding a marathon to her list of running credentials (at least not for this weekend). Unchartered territoryĮverything from this point on would be venturing into the land of the unknown. "How do you feel?" - Maddie replied back that she was feeling pretty good - "Then go for the full marathon" - which she did. Maddie told me on the phone today that it was at that point when she said to herself "Well I'm finishing at 13.1 miles regardless" Encouragement out on the courseĪs she passed the halfway point (half marathon), she walked to the next aid station where she came across a member of the OnPace Race team, after Maddie explained her unfortunate wrong turn mishap, the encouragement from the member was, well quite amazing. ![]() That was a red flag in her mind, you see not long after that sighting, she realized that she was now running on the full 26,2- mile path. Sometimes in life, we take a left turn when we should have gone rightĬruising along with a group of runners just past the 4-mile mark, Maddie took a left turn, right off the expressway bridge - about a mile after that she saw a sign that was directed towards the marathon relay. ![]()
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