04/30/2026
April 26, 2026. Mississauga Marathon. 42.2 km. 4:54:58.
First full marathon. Done ✅
This one was for my Mom ❤️
BIB 1730 - Not a random number. 1,730 Kms done since November 1, 2024.
That’s the number I got at the end of my First Mississauga Marathon training plan. I didn’t ask for it. It just showed up. Some things are meant.
4 hours and 55 minutes of talking to yourself.
Last 8 kilometres were the real test for me. No crowd cheers help you at km 38. You have to fight back the voice in your head that keeps telling you to stop.
546 days ago I could barely run 5 Km without stopping. Today I ran 42.2 Km
The distance between those two numbers isn’t about only fitness. It’s about choosing not to quit. Over and over. On days when nobody was watching. On days when it didn’t feel like anything was moving.
Running gave me something back. Not only fitness, but Evidence.
Evidence that if you showed up every single day, the compounding would do the convincing.
Stack the days. Trust the process. The finish line always comes.
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