When we got home from the marathon, the first thing I did was find the couch and land there! It felt good just to lay down and get my feet up! I didn't even bother to take my shoes off yet. I just wanted to relax and breathe! Then, we started to figure out what we wanted to eat for lunch! I was STARVING and wanted beef! So, Mike and my Dad left and went on a hunt for some beef for me, ha ha! They got back and had brought me a 6-dollar burger from Carl's Jr. I couldn't wait to eat! Except, I didn't even finish my hamburger, which surprised me! I thought I would down that sucker, no problem. So, after I finished lunch, I just laid on the couch for the longest time!!!!
Nancy Lisonbee stopped by, on her way home, and brought me some doughnuts! Yummy! I am a sucker for doughnuts so, I welcomed the treat! I wasn't up for having one so, I hid them so they kids wouldn't get to them before I had a chance to make the first pick, ha ha.
I finally got the nerve to take my shoes off and my compression socks. I was avoiding this because I knew there was some nastiness going on with my feet, from the blisters. So, I began to unlace my shoes and that HURT! My feet were very tender, sore, and raw! I finally got my shoes off. Next came the compression socks. I knew this was going to hurt. It's a BEAST of a job getting the compression socks on. Now, I needed to take them off. They didn't come easily and the closer I got to my foot, the more my foot stung and hurt! Mike wanted to take them off for me but, I couldn't let him. I had to be in control of taking them off. It was hurting so very bad and I knew it was like a bandaid; I just needed to rip it off quickly. So, I did! OH! MY! GOODNESS! The pain I felt was AWFUL! One of the blisters had popped during my run. It was one of the bigger ones. Well, it had leaked onto my sock and dried there. So, when I ripped the sock off, it reopened that blister and took off skin with it!!! It was awful!!!! Mike went and got my "Blister Bag" so that I could Dr. my blisters. I ended up having 8 blisters on my feet and toes. This was a record amount of blisters than I had ever gotten before. So, I careful popped the rest of my blisters, cleaned all of them, put medicine on them, and then bandaid the heck out of my foot.
After I finished cleaning my foot, I moved back to my position on the couch. General Conference's 2pm session began so, we started to watch that. After that was over, my Mom and Mike went and took a nap. My Dad and I watched football, and eventually he fell asleep too. Corie took a nap and the other kids played outside and with their toys. I tried to take a nap, since I had been up since 3am but, I was still couldn't fall asleep. I think the adrenaline was still pumping. Finally, around 5pm, I decided I would go shower. I'm sure I'm smelled like death! I was scared to get in the shower though! Having water/sweat hit open wounds is SO PAINFUL! I knew my feet were going to feel that pain, as well as the other open cuts I had on my body, from the normal wear and tear of a race. Sure enough, as soon as I stepped into the shower, the stinging/deep pain hit! It took my breath away. I cried for about 5 minutes,when the pain was finally gone from the water washing away the sweat and cleaning out the cuts and blisters. Then, it actually felt good and relaxed my muscles. After my shower, I put on my St. George Marathon shirt, my finisher medal, and some relaxing capri-sweats. I climbed into bed and ahhhhhhh, it felt so good!!!! My Mom came in and talked to me a little bit and then told me to go to sleep, and she would play with the kids. So, I tried to go to sleep. It was hard though because at this point, my feet were throbbing and on fire. My leg muscles were also tense, aching, and screaming at me. I couldn't really relax enough to sleep. So, I got up and went out to chat with my Mom.
By the time 9pm rolled around, I was VERY READY to go to bed. My feet and muscles still hurt but, I didn't care. I needed sleep by then. So, I went to bed before everyone else. I fell asleep fast and slept hard as a rock! Mike took this picture of me, when he came in to go to bed:
What can I say? I'm one proud mama!!!! I love this medal and would probably wear it 24/7, if I could!
The next 3-4 days were pretty dang sore for me! I was glad to not live in house that has stairs!!!! Just sitting down anywhere, or bending over, was killer for me! I would have to do the 1-2-3-sit! method most of the time!!!! For the first week, I didn't run or go to the gym at all. I was burned out and needed some recovery time. The first time I ran/exercised after the marathon, was the following Friday, I think. Or maybe it was Monday? Anyway, I met up with Jocelyn and the Amber's to run the Mayor's Loop. I thought I was good to go. I was WRONG! Oh my! That run was so awkward, uncomfortable, and SLOW!!!! It took me a really long time! I did it though.
After that run, I knew it was time to hit the gym again. I had to get back into the swing of things. So, off to the gym I went........
From the moment I crossed the finish line and got home, I was sad the marathon was over. Right after the marathon, I wasn't sad about the running part being over. I was good with that part being over. However, the excitement of it all over and that was sad for me. All the months of training, mentally and physically, prepared me for this race. It was the most EXCITING thing to cross that finish line, to say I completed that marathon. Along with all that training came friendships! I loved getting to know new people and sharing in this experience with them! The anticipation of the day was a fun part of it too! It was such an adventure! Now it was over and I was sad. I felt that post-race depression for a good week after the marathon. I just felt so sad that it was all over. I've had quite a few people ask me if I'll do another marathon. Up until that day, the answer was a definite no. It's funny because there's a few people who seem almost disappointed in me for "only" doing one. However, now that the marathon is over, I find myself wanting to do it again. I know that I could do it BETTER and even faster! My plan is to run the St. George Marathon again in 2015. Why not the 2014 one? That one is mostly for my family's sake! We really want to go camping next year a lot and get away more. With training for the marathon, that won't happen. So, next year I'll focus on smaller races and keep my running going. Before I run another marathon, I need to make some improvements. The main one is lose a lot more weight! There's no way I'll do another marathon this size. I don't recommend for anyway. Losing weight will help me be faster and feel better on my runs. I also think that will help me not get the blisters I usually get. The other thing I need to improve on is my endurance level and being able to run further, consistently, without walking. Until the time comes to start training for that marathon, I look forward to all the races in between now and then. Not only that, but all the changes I will see in myself before then!
Nancy Lisonbee stopped by, on her way home, and brought me some doughnuts! Yummy! I am a sucker for doughnuts so, I welcomed the treat! I wasn't up for having one so, I hid them so they kids wouldn't get to them before I had a chance to make the first pick, ha ha.
I finally got the nerve to take my shoes off and my compression socks. I was avoiding this because I knew there was some nastiness going on with my feet, from the blisters. So, I began to unlace my shoes and that HURT! My feet were very tender, sore, and raw! I finally got my shoes off. Next came the compression socks. I knew this was going to hurt. It's a BEAST of a job getting the compression socks on. Now, I needed to take them off. They didn't come easily and the closer I got to my foot, the more my foot stung and hurt! Mike wanted to take them off for me but, I couldn't let him. I had to be in control of taking them off. It was hurting so very bad and I knew it was like a bandaid; I just needed to rip it off quickly. So, I did! OH! MY! GOODNESS! The pain I felt was AWFUL! One of the blisters had popped during my run. It was one of the bigger ones. Well, it had leaked onto my sock and dried there. So, when I ripped the sock off, it reopened that blister and took off skin with it!!! It was awful!!!! Mike went and got my "Blister Bag" so that I could Dr. my blisters. I ended up having 8 blisters on my feet and toes. This was a record amount of blisters than I had ever gotten before. So, I careful popped the rest of my blisters, cleaned all of them, put medicine on them, and then bandaid the heck out of my foot.
After I finished cleaning my foot, I moved back to my position on the couch. General Conference's 2pm session began so, we started to watch that. After that was over, my Mom and Mike went and took a nap. My Dad and I watched football, and eventually he fell asleep too. Corie took a nap and the other kids played outside and with their toys. I tried to take a nap, since I had been up since 3am but, I was still couldn't fall asleep. I think the adrenaline was still pumping. Finally, around 5pm, I decided I would go shower. I'm sure I'm smelled like death! I was scared to get in the shower though! Having water/sweat hit open wounds is SO PAINFUL! I knew my feet were going to feel that pain, as well as the other open cuts I had on my body, from the normal wear and tear of a race. Sure enough, as soon as I stepped into the shower, the stinging/deep pain hit! It took my breath away. I cried for about 5 minutes,when the pain was finally gone from the water washing away the sweat and cleaning out the cuts and blisters. Then, it actually felt good and relaxed my muscles. After my shower, I put on my St. George Marathon shirt, my finisher medal, and some relaxing capri-sweats. I climbed into bed and ahhhhhhh, it felt so good!!!! My Mom came in and talked to me a little bit and then told me to go to sleep, and she would play with the kids. So, I tried to go to sleep. It was hard though because at this point, my feet were throbbing and on fire. My leg muscles were also tense, aching, and screaming at me. I couldn't really relax enough to sleep. So, I got up and went out to chat with my Mom.
By the time 9pm rolled around, I was VERY READY to go to bed. My feet and muscles still hurt but, I didn't care. I needed sleep by then. So, I went to bed before everyone else. I fell asleep fast and slept hard as a rock! Mike took this picture of me, when he came in to go to bed:
The next 3-4 days were pretty dang sore for me! I was glad to not live in house that has stairs!!!! Just sitting down anywhere, or bending over, was killer for me! I would have to do the 1-2-3-sit! method most of the time!!!! For the first week, I didn't run or go to the gym at all. I was burned out and needed some recovery time. The first time I ran/exercised after the marathon, was the following Friday, I think. Or maybe it was Monday? Anyway, I met up with Jocelyn and the Amber's to run the Mayor's Loop. I thought I was good to go. I was WRONG! Oh my! That run was so awkward, uncomfortable, and SLOW!!!! It took me a really long time! I did it though.
After that run, I knew it was time to hit the gym again. I had to get back into the swing of things. So, off to the gym I went........
From the moment I crossed the finish line and got home, I was sad the marathon was over. Right after the marathon, I wasn't sad about the running part being over. I was good with that part being over. However, the excitement of it all over and that was sad for me. All the months of training, mentally and physically, prepared me for this race. It was the most EXCITING thing to cross that finish line, to say I completed that marathon. Along with all that training came friendships! I loved getting to know new people and sharing in this experience with them! The anticipation of the day was a fun part of it too! It was such an adventure! Now it was over and I was sad. I felt that post-race depression for a good week after the marathon. I just felt so sad that it was all over. I've had quite a few people ask me if I'll do another marathon. Up until that day, the answer was a definite no. It's funny because there's a few people who seem almost disappointed in me for "only" doing one. However, now that the marathon is over, I find myself wanting to do it again. I know that I could do it BETTER and even faster! My plan is to run the St. George Marathon again in 2015. Why not the 2014 one? That one is mostly for my family's sake! We really want to go camping next year a lot and get away more. With training for the marathon, that won't happen. So, next year I'll focus on smaller races and keep my running going. Before I run another marathon, I need to make some improvements. The main one is lose a lot more weight! There's no way I'll do another marathon this size. I don't recommend for anyway. Losing weight will help me be faster and feel better on my runs. I also think that will help me not get the blisters I usually get. The other thing I need to improve on is my endurance level and being able to run further, consistently, without walking. Until the time comes to start training for that marathon, I look forward to all the races in between now and then. Not only that, but all the changes I will see in myself before then!
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