10)  Realizing that all those crazy things that I told myself along the route were helping - promises for shoe shopping, chanting a mantra from a friend, cheers from coworkers, etc.Â
9) Drawing on my little brothers with Sharpies before the race.Â
8) Location – seeing Disney characters all along the route & running through Cinderella’s Castle.
7) Â Getting passed by my mom – it taught me humility.
6) Laughing at the guy singing along with his iPod who didn’t know the words… he was singing “Something…. something…. something.”Â
5) Cheering up other runners with my race shirt.
4)Â Realizing that after months of training separately, Brandon and I were going to finish the race together.Â
3) Being able to give encouragement to others instead of just being the one needing the encouragement.Â
2) That moment right after rock bottom, where I KNEW that I was going to complete the race, no matter what. Totally empowering.Â
1) Getting my medal – of course!! Totally worth it!!
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