Hartford Marathon Recap
HARTFORD MARATHON RECAP!!! RUNNING AS A GUIDE FOR ACHILLES CT 💛 Start line vibes were high! 3 weeks before the Hartford Marathon, I received a text from Achilles CT asking if I would be interested in being a guide for an athlete for the full marathon. I certainly wasn't in marathon racing shape. I was running and had been running some long runs here and there, but fully in a strength block,...and not really knowing why I was doing those long runs of 16+ miles, it turns out because Gail needed me. I immediately said yes. And that weekend ran 20 miles and felt good. I knew this would be a fun day! I also knew her pace was slower than my average marathon pace so even if my fitness wasn't there to race, it would be there to guide her across the finish line. I was all in on my duty as a Guide. We met one week prior for an 8 mile "last long run" of the training block and had so much fun running along the streets of the CT shoreline. I was taking my job v...