Part 2 of my Strava race summary. Text reads: Picked up Wade at mile 28.5. He was suffering. Gave him salt and went full Coach on him. Yelled at him to keep going until the end (as I do). We finished together. Both first-time ultras. The Marines gave me the marathon medal too because in their words, "you ran the full too" 😂 What an experience. Younger me would not be able to comprehend what I did today. Present me can barely comprehend it. That I'm able to do this...amazing. Humbling. Awe-striking. Mind-boggling. "No human is limited" -Kipchoge I never thought I would one day call myself an ultra marathoner. Never say never. 52.5 mile week, waddup 🤙

Part 1 of my summary of the race on Strava. Text reads: HELLO, I AM NOW AN ULTRA MARATHONER. WHAT an experience. Honestly...I feel pretty good. Was going for finish, not time, so I'm pleased with this effort. Plenty of walking, and that is A-OK. No regrets about not doing the full, this was the race I needed to remind myself WHY I run stupidly long distances. Def went out too fast because I suck. I did NOT need to do a sub-2 half pace SMH. Hit the typical mental wall around mile 14-15ish and told myself I had to make it to the Blue Mile. Walked the whole Blue Mile (mile 17ish). Cried a little. It was A LOT. Charlotte, my saviour, at Mile 22ish with the frozen wash cloth. The people with the Fla-Vor-Ice pops at mile 24.5ish, just before the bridge: YOU ARE AWESOME. Ice pops are going on my list of ABSOLUTE YES during a race. I LOVE MY MOM, MILE 27 WITH THE COKE. Picked up Wade at mile 28.5. He was suffering. Gave him salt and went full Coach on him. Yelled at him to keep going until

Me with Wade, the random guy I stopped to help. I went into full Coach Mode (yelling encouragement, making sure he was taking in nutrition, etc.) to get him over the finish line. We both completed our first Ultra marathons.

I have a lot of processing to do, but really, my Strava novella says most of it.

This was the race I NEEDED to remind me why I do this. I'm so glad and thankful I could do it. I feel good. This was amazing.

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My splits from the ultra marathon. All paces in minutes per mile: 5k, pace 9:17 Turnaround, pace 9:15 11 miles, pace: 8:55 14.7 miles, pace 8:07 20 miles, pace 11:40 23.5 miles, pace 11.04 26.2 miles, pace 10:37 Finish, pace 10:51 Average pace overall: 10.04

Me ringing the PR bell. I'm wearing an orange tank top and grey shorts and smiling

Me standing in front of the Iwo Jima Marine Corps memorial with two thumbs up and a placard that says 2023 finisher

I'm an ultra marathoner now.

Still processing this. But wow.

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Lego Flash, a Lego mini figure of the superhero The Flash, with my race gear for tomorrow. I'll wear grey shorts, an orange tank top that says "we RunAbout these mountains", turquoise shoes, a turquoise sports bra, a turquoise headband, a turquoise water bottle, and a black running belt for my phone. My bib is grey with black numbers: 51069

Lego Flash, a Lego mini figure of the superhero The Flash, Standing with a large plain pizza and a smaller white pizza

Lego Flash, a Lego mini figure of the superhero The Flash, In front of a wall sign that says IKEA plan & order point

We did some exploring and came across a mini IKEA! And then we spent the day grazing and napping. Pizza for dinner, as is our pre-race tradition.

Flat Gates and ⚡Lego Flash⚡ are ready for our first Ultra.
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Lego Flash, a Lego mini figure of the superhero The Flash, Standing in front of 2 boxes of pastries from Mah Za Dahr bakery in Crystal City

Lego Flash, a Lego mini figure of the superhero The Flash, in front of a sign marking the 45K point in the MCM 50K race

Lego Flash, a Lego mini figure of the superhero The Flash, standing on a sign that says 5MPH

Lego Flash, a Lego mini figure of the superhero The Flash, on a trail alongside a highway. The sun peeks through trees behind him, illuminating the beautiful red, orange, and gold trees

Morning before the race! ⚡Lego Flash⚡ And I got a shakeout run in and then got breakfast. Beautiful morning with beautiful scenery around DC! We need to slow down for the underpass though 😂
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Lego Flash, a Lego mini figure of the superhero The Flash, Standing in front of a pint of nonfat milk from whole foods, herb fries from a place called Plnt Burger within Whole Foods, and pasta Alfredo from Whole Foods

Lego Flash, a Lego mini figure of the superhero The Flash, In front of 6 bags of groceries from both Trader Joe's and Whole Foods

Lego Flash, a Lego mini figure of the superhero The Flash, In front of the course map for the Marine Corps Marathon 50K

⚡Lego Flash⚡ visited the race expo yesterday, then went to both Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, since we have neither at home. Got dinner there too. A good day.
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Lego Flash, a Lego mini figure of the superhero The Flash, in front of the DC metro map

Lego Flash, a Lego mini figure of the superhero The Flash, stands in front of a blue stick of body glide anti-chafe balm

It's time for #TheAdventuresOfLegoFlash! ULTRA STYLE.

Our intrepid hero ⚡Lego Flash⚡ has decided to take on a new challenge: the MCM 50K (31 miles for non-metric folks)

A marathon is 42.2K/26.2 miles so this is a new boundary to push! #MarineCorpsMarathon #ULTRAMarathonWeekend