May 5th, at 8am i ran the Kalamazoo Borgess Marathon. I finished in 3:30:48 (my goal was 3:30:00)! I was really happy (also spacing out) that i made my goal time. Also finishing 3rd in my age division, which was incredable. My age group was 19-24.
I started off the race running with the 3:30 pace group. We were running 7:20-7:30 minute per mile more than half the way, then we brought the pace down to 7:50-8:00 minute. Running with the 3:30 pacing group was such a fun time, the leaders kept conversations going and making jokes! I was with the pacing group up to mile 20, and thats when i started to fall back. I fell back by about a minute, but i was aright because with the pacers, we were ahead by a minute. The last 6.2 miles, it started to get hot, and the legs were starting to feel it. But i kept going strong and the crowds were awesome cheering and helped me to stay at it! Last half mile, i checked my watch and it looked like i was going to finish in 3:31... But as i running to the finish, hearing the crowds cheering, looking at the clock, i had 20 seconds to beat 3:31. I ran in strong and hard and finished my goal. I was more than happy to finished my goal and to see my family, friends and the crowds cheering on. I enjoy running, i love the competition and looking forward to the next race!
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