Here it is. THE medal. Yep, THE one from THE marathon.

I did it, yep - I did!

I finished the marathon.  Yep, after all that hard work, months of miles and my family putting up with me either gone running or completely useless when I returned on Saturdays, I have completed my marathon.  I am proud.  Very proud.  I am also never doing it again.  EVER!  Well, as of right now.  I have to tell you, it wasn't the marathon itself, it was all the time it takes to train.  Hours and hours, many of those in a row!  I just don't want to spend my life that way.  I don't like leaving my family hanging that much either.  Perhaps later in my life, I will do this again.  But, for now, half marathons it is :)