I did it!!!

That's right...I completed my first marathon. Yesterday I completed the Disney Marathon with some of my closet friends. I have to admit that the moments gearing up to the race were more stressful than the race itself. It started Saturday night when I slept maybe 2 hours. The rest of the night I had convinced myself that I was getting a cold and I would not be able to run. It is amazing how your mind plays tricks on you. Well, then it was the morning of the race. I got dressed, and began the journey to the end

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This is me at the hotel before we got on the bus. Oh yeah did I tell you that is is 3:30 in the morning...ahhh!!!!

Then, I headed to the race start with my mom. My mom was meeting some friends by the stage and then I was going to go and meet my friends at the corral.

Let me tell you for someone that gets stressed very easily I was SO nervous I would not find them. So, i borrowed the balloon from my mom's group and began my journey (mile 1) to the start. On my way i decided I would use the restroom. Well, if you know me well, you know that i do NOT do well with port-o-lets. YUCK! Well, this was the first time during the marathon that God showed up (well He was there the whole time but this is where I knew he was slapping me in the face). There, like a mirage, was a port-o-let that was facing the wrong way. Not only was it facing the wrong way, it only had 2 people in line (verses thousands deep on the other side). It was such a God thing. No line, clean port-o-let, you get the idea. Whew!

After that, I went to corral C and waited like a lost puppy for my friends (with a smiley balloon). Well, they FOUND me!!!! God sighting number 2 - right after they found me, my balloon broke and flew away (it was like God saying...I've got you covered).

5:50 - Fireworks go off and we began the journey. I must say it was an amazing journey. I feel so blessed to have such wonderful friends. We all stayed together for the first 20 miles of the run. At mile 20, we stopped to get water and did not see one of my friends so we assumed that she had gone ahead. Unfortunately she had stopped for the restroom and we lost each other. For mile 20-26 I ran with Mary and Nicole. Thanks girls, you two were an awesome motivation!!! They were so positive. I must say, at around mile 24 I thought it was never going to end. The last five miles is definitely a mind game! However, at 4 hours 31 minutes and 59 seconds, Mary, Nicole and I ran through the finish line and I accomplished a task that I thought was not possible. There sitting in the stands was the rest of Team Scott (thanks for coming out). As I was walking to get my medal, my sister (love you Trish), my aunt and my uncle were waiting It was so great to see so many familiar faces. I must say, it is amazing how God makes our bodies and how far we can push them. And if you think that is awesome, my mom FINISHED 2 hours later. That comes to show that you can pick up running at any age.

Me, Mary, Nicole

Tricia (you are such a trooper), my mom, me

Well, just when you thought that was the end. The story could not be complete with a little medical attention. I guess I should be completely honest...When I finished I felt AWFUL. Legs= pretty good, stomach=not so good! Nauseous, headache, yucky, etc. So as I waited for my mom I progressively felt worse. So after watching my mom cross the finish line I decided that I better go to the medical tent. I was so SICK! Diagnosis: Dehydration! After being poked and prodded, the doctors determined that my pulse was too fast and too weak to let me go. I was put in the "critical" section, given a pill for my nausea and then I had to down a whole bottle of GROSS Powerade. After about 10 minutes I was able to go! Anyways overall experience...I will just say..."See you at Goofy next year!!!!"

Feeling good the next day!!!