Toronto Marathon Done

Yesterday I completed the Toronto Half Marathon.

To be honest it was one of the most challenging things I have done. To be quite honest, I was not able to train for 3 weeks, I have not been feeling at my best, however, I knew I made a promise so I got it done anyways. By the time I hit around KM 7, my body had fully given out. My shoulders hurt, my knees were hurting, calves and hamstrings were on fire and I still had 14 KM to go.

At that point is when you have to reach deep and mentally drag yourself to the finish line. Something I have been trying to do is try to test my mental fortitude and so this was good for me to get done. When you are down like I have been, the last thing you want is extra time alone with your thoughts, which I had plenty of, so that for sure was a big obstacle as well.

I did not break any records, but am happy I finished just under the 3 hour mark. It was also a good feeling to know I raised money for a good cause.

Just like when I did the around the bay race, once I crossed the finish line, I immediately thought “now what?” Which I guess is a good and bad thing. Good in the sense that I am trying to do more things to challenge myself, but bad because I am not quite sure what to do yet.

I made this blog section to provide an unfiltered look into my life. I cannot sugar coat anything, that is inauthentic. I am comfortable enough in myself to acknowledge I am going through a hard time and I do not process things like most people and it sucks, however, I am trying my best. There are some positives in regards to my petition and life in general and I am trying my best to remain positive about them.

I am not quite sure if anybody reads these which is fine, just feels alright to put my thoughts out there and I hope that maybe I can inspire somebody to do something they don’t want to do.

-Mike