Six years later, I’ve completed eight half marathons. She decided to run a half marathon instead and I jumped on the bandwagon, not knowing what a challenge it was going to be. She even tried to ask the organizers to make an exception for her, but they had a list of stipulations she needed to agree to before they were willing to grant her one. At age 17, she wanted to run New Jersey’s marathon, but unfortunately, registration was closed to anyone under 18.
I started running as a teenager recreationally, but for my sister Jasmin, running was a passion. I wanted to write a recap blog post to share some personal tips and immortalize some of these feelings and the whole experience while I’m still living it! I’ve been documenting the whole journey on Instagram since the beginning of training, so check out my “Running” highlight there if you’re interested! It’s difficult to describe the complicated mix of emotions I feel - overwhelm, triumph, a little bit of nostalgia for the journey (but only a little), pride, self-respect, and happiness.
Today is November 19th, 2018 - aka, the day AFTER my first marathon! I ran Philadelphia’s 26.2 miler yesterday, and I’m still in shock and awe that it’s finally over and I actually did it.
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