26.2 miles with Heather on the Phoenix marathon course, 8:15 pace. 3:37:08!!!! Stoke!
Heather's previous marathon PR was 4:04. She went into the race aiming for 3:38 which would give her a 7 min window on her BQ time of 3:45. Her motives for such a massive PR were questioned. My motives of supporting her motives were questioned. BUT you just can't plug someone's heart into a running calculator. Heather had the heart, she believed in herself, and she trained her booty off literally!
I was only there for the last 6 miles. She didn't need me but I did enjoy the journey. Seeing a good friend train their heart out for a race and then execute nearly flawlessly is pretty much my favorite. I absolutely LOVE observing the transformation of someone gaining confidence in themselves and making the jump to a new level.
Happy happy day!
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