The Big Thing I’m Doing This Year
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As you know from this post, I’ve really fallen in love with running! I’ve done 3 half-marathons and decided I wanted to do something big this year, mostly because I’m turning 40.
I feel better than ever, so turning 40 doesn’t feel scary, but it does feel significant! I’m pretty terrible at celebrating things, ask Amanda–she’ll tell you, but I do like to tie something significant to certain events.
The interest in running a marathon had slowly been building after each half-marathon was completed, and when I started to think through what would be fun, I decided to go for it. I put in for the lottery to run the New York City Marathon.
I love New York City and have visited many times. I thought that it would be pretty crazy to have my very first marathon be that significant a race! My friend Jordan also put in for the lottery, but neither of us got a spot. At that point, we had kind of moved on to considering other marathons for the fall of 2026 that were a little more local.
I, however, couldn’t get the New York City Marathon out of my head. I dove deep on social media and watched strangers’ race recaps and stories about how the day went, and it just looked incredible.
I knew I wanted to find a way to join the marathon, and so the next step was exploring a charity option.
After some research, I landed on the Living Water International organization and applied to run with them in New York. In the days of waiting to see if I got accepted to run with them, the desire to participate in this grew and grew. I came to really love the idea of running with a charity even more than with a lottery spot because it ties an even greater meaning to this race.
When I received the e-mail that I got a bib, I was thrilled! I also had a feeling of shock and nerves and intensity wash over me as well–I started thinking, “What am I doing?! Can I really do this?”
I think about this race almost every single day, and I am mostly excited with a little bit of nervous fear mixed in as well. I think training is going to be really challenging, and this will be the hardest athletic feat I’ve ever trained for that I, hopefully, will accomplish on November 1st in New York City.
My fundraising link can be found below if you feel pulled to help and can donate. Living Water International is doing incredible work bringing both clean/safe water, as well as education, to 15 areas around the globe that need support.
I’ll be sharing the ups and downs and all the emotions of training for this race on social, primarily on Instagram Stories as well as my Run Club Channel!
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