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Coastal Delaware Running Festival
My first marathon was such an incredible experience! The first few miles were so hard because I was feeling like I didn’t belong there. Around mile 3, I settled in with the 4:00 pacer for a little while, then felt good and moved ahead. I saw my family around mile 12 and my daughter ran next to me for about 30 seconds which was so special. At the halfway point, I was feeling so strong and was on pace for a sub-4 finish. Around that time, the headwinds kicked in and really made the entire second half so much harder. Since it was my first marathon, I decided not to push myself too hard. I knew enjoying the day and feeling strong at the finish was more important. I took some walk breaks and really loved everything about this. My fuel timer went off at a mile and a half left, and I debated skipping the fuel since I was so close to the finish. @amanda_katzz and @runnergirldietitian popped into my head so I knew I needed to take it! That definitely helped me get to the finish feeling strong. (I also saw my family 2-3 other times before the finish line!) All in all, this was an incredible experience and I can’t wait until my next one!
Coastal Delaware Running Festival
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@Emily Bailey thank you! It actually motivated me to really just enjoy the race and abandon my speed goal!
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@Emily Bailey exactly! She definitely popped into my head!
Marathon Monday!
Huge congrats to @Jill Shalley, who completed (and CRUSHED, I will add!) her first marathon this past weekend!! 🎉👏🏻 We can’t wait to hear all about it! Enjoy that post- marathon glow! 😊❤️
Marathon Monday!
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Thank you! I will come update when I have a chance!!
Update: I’ll be a little less active for a bit :)
Hi friends!!! First off - we’re nearly 50 members strong which is just 🤯🤯. I’m so happy and grateful you’re here and can’t wait to support you in whatever your goals are this year!! I’ll do a new member intro post shortly :) One update from me - I’m getting married on the 18th so I’ll be a bit less active now until I get back from my honeymoon on the 27th!! We’ve got so many awesome mentors in here in the meantime so don’t hold back the questions!! Keep crushing! 🧡
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Congrats!
Good luck to our racers this weekend!!
Lots of races happening this weekend and next!! If you’re racing coming up, drop your bib number and race so we can track you!!
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Running the Coastal Delaware Running Festival marathon next Sunday, the 12! Bib number is 416
Wednesday wins (happy april!! 🌸)
Happy April y’all! Let’s shoutout our wins from the week :). I love reading through these!! I’ve had a goal this training block to do most of my strength days at the gym (nothing wrong with at home strength - I just find I get a better quality workout when I go to the gym personally because it holds me more accountable for some reason 😂) So far I’ve made it 3 weeks in the gym! What’s your win this week? 👇
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Currently in my taper for my first marathon! Today is my last double digit mileage run!
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Jill Shalley
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@jill-shalley-3032
42 year old runner, mother, nurse

Active 25m ago
Joined Feb 6, 2026
Chalfont, PA
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