Marathon #25 and State #19 - Arizona!

The marathon journey continues, and next up was Arizona. I'm so thankful to have a friend who has adopted this quest with me as it's super nice to have company on these quick trips. This trip was so great and tiring and fast. We were able to stay with friends who lived outside of Phoenix and meet up with some of Noelle's family. We then busted our butts through a 26.2 mile race, came back to shower, grab some In 'N Out and head back to the airport to meet up with our supportive families.

"Oh sweet marathon, how I have a love/hate relationship with you sometimes! But PUSHING through, when it's tough. When you want to walk...for a long time. When you start doing the math to figure out 'if I walked the next 10 miles at a 15 min pace, what could I finish in.' And then you don't. You keep running that race, knowing there is sweet glorious victory on the other side and you WILL complete another race. It is well worth the pain and takes mental as well as physical endurance. Marathon #25 and state #19 in 3:41:06. Top 5, baby!"