you win some...

You can't win 'em all, right?

You win some, you lose some.

Not that I was even close to winning. And there are no losers.

You can not always set a PR.

There, that's better.

I came no where near setting a PR at the Twin Cities Marathon last Sunday, and was even further from hitting my goal of qualifying for Boston.

3:58:21.

Twas an ugly race.

I cried.

I walked.

I couldn't catch my breath.

I finished. And that is more than I thought I would do.

I've run four marathons in the past 11 months, and three since the end of May. No, I am not making up excuses (if I were, I would have told you I caught a cold last week), rather, I am looking on the bright side and celebrating what I have done in the past year.

Four marathons.

That is something to be proud of.

I am still chasing the BQ.

But in the meantime, over the next few months, I am going to give my legs a well deserved break.

And maybe eat some Swedish Fish while I dream of my next BQ attempt...

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More in depth race recap will hopefully be coming soon. Although I won't promise anything as I have been a very lazy blogger of late.