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| Northeast Ohio TNT Group |
Cleveland Marathon - done and done. 4 Hours 27 Minutes 33 Seconds
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An estimate 19,000 runner at the starting line
for the Cleveland Full, Half and 10K Marathon |
This was my first marathon and I couldn’t be happier! I ran the whole way with my sister and we saw some amazing sights. (I’m not talking about the Cleveland scenery, though we did get a feel for ALL the flavors of Cleveland.) We saw people dressed in some crazy costumes - hot dogs, bananas, wearing tutus. Someone dressed in a gorilla costume with a TNT bib suddenly said to my sister “I know you,” and he knew where she works. Freaked us out a littler. I met the guy later and he couldn’t have been nicer, but I’ll probably have nightmares about monkeys tonight. We also saw people throwing up over the edge of bridges and peeing on the side of the road.
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| Me and my sister at the halfway point |
We saw A LOT of fabulous people out in the cold and rain cheering on the runners. Those people ROCKED! It’s surprising how much energy you can draw from a little kid you don’t even know yelling “Good job,” and giving you a high five. And you get ten times the energy from those people that you do know. Knowing they are there to see you gives you wings to cross that finish line!
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| Us with the finishline in sight |
Thank you to everyone who supported me and my sister!!!! I'm going to leave it at this for now. I'm both physically and mentally tired. I'll write up a play-by-play later. My running journey definitely has not ended.
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| Me and my sister crossing the finishline at Cleveland Marathon |
