We did it! I was so happy. It was a long road to the finish line but I got there!
We did it, though! I was so exhausted and in a daze that the people kept asking me if I was okay. I wanted to cry but I was too tired – how does that happen? I just wanted to sit down. The photographer had us come over to the 'Finisher" banner for pictures and as I was standing there, I felt like I was going to fall over. My legs were jelly and I was getting that 'falling asleep' feeling again. When I did get to sit, it felt so good.
I tried as hard as I could to pick up the pace on the last stretch – wasn't that successful at it – but I was trying. A couple of times, I imagined myself falling and hurting myself. I imagined the race volunteers taking up the finish line and starting to clean up before we got there. That made me try to push hard but unfortunately, I didn't have much energy to push a little bit, let alone HARD.