Since 2009, Lima has held a marathon race every May in which you can run a 10k, 21k (half marathon), or 42k (full marathon). Last year I ran the half marathon and at the end of the race I felt like I could have kept going so I knew that this year I wanted to go for the full marathon!! So I decided to run my first marathon this year and I started training in January. Training while being a Peace Corps Volunteer is difficult because we don`t always have set schedules and life can be a bit unstable. Also, I live in the mountains at a very high elevation where all the roads are very hilly and there are mean dogs who try to attack you. So training was a bit difficult at times but I survived and now its over!
Running a marathon was awesome, obviously very challenging but it feels great to have accomplished such a difficult experience. The last 6 miles were quite rough but it felt so good to cross that finish line with all of my Peace Corps friends cheering me on :-)
Today I can hardly walk due to sore knees, hips, feet, muscles, enormous blisters, and with my big toenail hanging by a thread. But it was all worth it and I am already looking into other marathons that I could run in the future in the US!
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| Picking up our shirts and kits the day before the race |
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| Arriving at the starting line ready to rock the race! |
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| A photo I got offline of the start of the race! |
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| Me finishing up the last stretch |
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| Finishing strong! I was totally in the zone. |
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| Just after the race. |
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| Most of the Peace Corps Volunteers who ran the full marathon. |
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| Some of the volunteers who ran the half and full marathon. |
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| Celebrating with a delicious sushi dinner at the end of the day with my boyfriend Jerry and my best friend Ethan. |
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