About a year ago, my partner and I saw that a marathon was taking place in our city.
It was difficult for us to imagine running that far all at once, but the more we discussed it, the more we realized we wanted to challenge ourselves and give it a try. Our goal was to work up to the endurance and distance needed to finish the race. The day of the marathon arrived this past weekend after preparing all year. As it is still only Spring, the weather was unseasonably mild on the day of the race. We ran together and kept our pace. Both of us were sunburned and hot at the end of the run. When we got home, we stretched out on the couch. For the first time since last summer, we turned on our a/c and let it run. After such a horrible day, the a/c was so welcome. We were able to run our a/c for the first time that season after just having it diagnosed a few weeks prior. With the AC running, we watched movies and ate pizza for the rest of the day. Although I enjoyed running the marathon, I know that one time was enough for me. Cooling off after the run was more fun than the run itself.