My body really really hurt during the marathon. You sure as heck wouldn’t know it from these pictures.
Mile 3:
Mile 10:
Mile 12: 
Mile 13: 
Mile 14:
Mile 16:
Mile 18:
Mile 25:
Mile 26:
Finish: 
I’m still reeling from the entire experience. It proved to be so much more than 26 miles. It was a journey of self-discovery, determination, faith, pride, and sharing. Sometimes you talk to someone that has run a marathon and ask them if they will never run another one. “I wanted to do it once,” they say. “It was on my bucket list.” “No thank you- once was enough.”
I wasn’t sure how I would feel after I finished this one – what my answer would be. Now I know. I will run another one. And probably another after that. I will run them until I can’t anymore, until the distance has nothing more to teach me, until I get my race photos back and they don’t show the face of a girl that, despite pain and adversity, is having the freaking time of her life.
25 comments:
Great pictures!!! That's exactly how I felt about after my first one... I will definitely run another one!! :)
Congrats!! Great job!! :)
Great pictures Jill! You need to teach me how to smile and look nice in my race photos. I am always frowning or look angry.
Congratulations again!!!
You look so gorgeous and happy in each one of these photos!!!
Had to read the previous post to know who the random dude was you were taking pictures with after the finish. NICE.
LOVE IT! i don't smile that well when i'm NOT in pain. :D
Love these! Smiles all around :).
Congratulations, girl...saw on FB you did the marathon and I was beaming for you! You ARE a marathoner - yay!!
xo
Congratulations!
Fabulous post. I truly enjoyed reading both of these Marathon recaps. I can't believe you were smiling in EVERY picture! And, you ran double what I ran and I looked like I was withering in pain in my pictures at the end! LOL!!!!
Good lord, how did you pull off looking happy in all of those pictures?? In my pictures I looked happy in like 2 (at the finish line) and the rest I looked like death and I didn't go through nearly as much pain as you did.
Yeah, your pictures are fabulous. You look great... make a collage out of these!
You look amazing and so happy :) I love seeing you holding the dedications! Great pictures!
Great pictures!!
I WANT TO RUN A MARATHON WITH YOU!!!! your smile and positivity is contagious :)
i have never seen someone get so many good race photos! did you pay the photog?!
Congrats on your first marathon, it's such an amazing feeling of accomplishment! And I'm impressed you already know you want to do it again--I ran my first in May but it took a few weeks before I decided I'd do it again! I am also a sahm, love finding other running moms. :)
Beautiful pictures! And, to know you kept your smile throughout all your pain. i know you will run another marathon!
you are so cute, LOVE all the photos!
Great run and thank you so much for my gift!
Awesome! Congratulations!
Those are so fabulous!!
Hi from your newest follower! I'm looking forward to meeting you in July for Ragnar Colorado :)
Awesome race! I never have that many shots of me smiling during a race. And you're right, you would never know you're body hurt.
Great photos and recap.
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These are great pictures! You look like you are absolutely in love with the moment. Congratulations!
These are great pictures! You look like you are absolutely in love with the moment. Congratulations!
I came across your blog from The Almost Runner. Probably one of the most inspiring blog posts I've ever read. Way to go!
a smile makes the whole experience better!! seriously you really got some great photos!
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