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2:16 was her half PR in March 2016. In 2 years, she’s taken 36+ min off her half marathon time & finished her first marathon in 3:52 last year. All while working full time as a nurse, raising 4 kids, going back to school & having back surgery. Before I toed the start line on Boston, I saw Steph ran this 1:40 half PR completely crushing the goal I set for her. She reminded me how to be tough. She’s a gritty runner and always pushes through. It inspired me to get the job done in the pouring rain at Boston on Monday. I love this running community. Runners are so BA. This weekend Steph will be running another full marathon. She’s in the shape of her life! We are cheering for you!

When you turn left on Boylston and realize you are going to finish the Boston Freaking Marathon 5 months after becoming a mom AND that you successful executed your first negative split marathon (second half 7 sec per mile faster than first half) despite the hills, rain & wind. Runners are unbreakable. We don’t need perfect conditions. We don’t need perfect training. We just need grit. 26.2 miles @ 8:28 per mile.

3:42:02! I negative split the Boston Marathon!!! 1:51:53 first half then 1:50:09 second half. Heart break didn’t break my heart this year!! This was my best execution of any marathon, ever. 🙌🏻💙💛 5 months postpartum. I couldn’t even walk 6 months ago. I couldn’t run further than 3 miles 4 months ago. The wind. The rain. The cold. NOTHING stops us 💪🏼 no words 🙏🏼🙌🏻 thanks for the support!

We made it to back to Boston💙💛 last year I was 11 weeks pregnant & watching everyone’s Boston experience through the square lenses on Instagram wondering if or when I’d ever be back. So thankful for that BQ time I had from before I got pregnant & my health & life! 🙏🏼🙏🏼 I’m going to soak up every moment of this trip because I really have no idea when I’ll be back! No marathons on the radar after this & my goal on Monday is to run slower than BQ pace. It makes me want to cherish the miles even more!

Flashback 2015: The thing I love most about the Boston Marathon, sponsored by @johnhancockUSA , is the journey to the start line shared by runners around the world. My husband and I come from very different running backgrounds, but we both shared the same dream of running the Boston Marathon. #ad Together, It took us years of hard work to make this dream a reality in 2015 & 2016. Every year, I always reflect on the journey to get to Boston. It takes support from so many people in our lives working towards the dream. When you line up at the start, it's amazing to see the thousands of runners from around the world, each one having a unique journey to earn their spot. For the one day, we all come together to run 26.2 miles on the same historic course. I can't wait to run along those streets again #togetherforward

I remember sitting at home with our 2 week old when the Boston letter came in the mail in November. My thoughts, “wow. I was really, really naive to think I could run a marathon 5 months postpartum”. I was a new mom. When I registered before giving birth, I literally had no idea what I was in for 😂🙌🏻 it’s not just the 1-2 hour sleep stretches that make training difficult, folks! Postpartum recovery is an incredibly lengthy process. In the past marathon training cycles, my life has been really predictable and stable. Welcome to motherhood where baby smiles are the best and you suddenly don’t care about your training at all and your life turns into an unpredictable beautiful storm 😂 Training for a marathon with a newborn is actually insane. Everything that could “go wrong” or every one of my “worst fears” in training pretty much happened every day for the past 5 months 😂 The good news is along the way, I discovered I’m a hell of a lot stronger than I thought. It’s pretty amazing what us humans are capable of if you have a goal and believe in it. Swipe to see highlights from my training. I might not be in the best shape of my life or trained under ideal conditions but my mind is stronger now than ever!

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