Running update for motivation
I just wanted to post here for the people out there that’s chasing dreams!
I made this reddit post little less than a year ago. At the time I was chasing these big goals that I thought were out of reach. This subreddit gave me a lot of confidence but boy if only I knew what was waiting for me.
Started training hard for Staten Island half to run the qualifier - race got cancelled. Thought I’m going to try for the next year Fred Lebow - race got cancelled. Got sick of it and signed up for Jersey city marathon for another challenge and also got into NYC half with the lottery.
Trained my butt of this brutal winter - met an amazing runner friend and also joined a local running club. Ran about 50miles a week and just overall running more and chasing those workouts!
I’m so happy to say that I ran 1:28 at NYC half and not only qualified for the marathon but also get to be local competitive.
Next up Jersey City marathon. I thought fall last year a BQ would maybe happend in 2 years. Ran a 3:11 (my BQ time is 3:25)
Safe to say NYC has made me so much faster and I’ve never loved running more. Dreams do come true and never stop believing and just keep on putting in the hard work. (As for anything in life)