Just back from Japan where all 3 of us completed the Tokyo Marathon. It was pretty awesome. There were 35,000+ runners and they estimated about 1 million spectators. There were so many cheering us on that after hearing "GANBATTE!!" 1 million times even Darren could understand (it means hang in there or don't give up). It was about 35 degrees and raining for the first half or so, then it cleared up and was blue skies by the time we finished. Speaking of time, Darren finished with a personal best at 4 hrs 19 min. J and I both finished under 5 hrs so we were pretty excited.
I have spent the week doing pretty much nothing - it has been 1 week and my legs still hurt, but I am about ready to start running again. Will I ever do another marathon? For sure. Even though my legs hurt worse than I could have imagined and I could barely walk for a week, it was all a way cool experience and the pain wasn't as strong as the great feeling of having done it!
