Clearly I’m freaking out because my race is Sunday but does anybody run with an extra battery pack? I feel like it would be too heavy? I’ll have rally, runna and music playing for 5 hours. Will my phone die? I wasn’t planning on wear a watch but I might because what if my phone dies and I don’t get Strava credit??

Any tried and true mascaras for marathon day??? I totally forgot I should have been testing this out on my runs! But I want to look a little put together for a race photo lol

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!

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? 👇

What do you usually listen to on your run? Let us know why in the comments! I’m a pump-up music gal with a curated playlist, but I might start listening to podcasts on recovery days to keep my effort truly restful.