# Just finished a full marathon: San Francisco. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 25, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-a-full-marathon-san-francisco/792065 "2017-07-25T02:06:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/57b2e6/32.png) [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-a-full-marathon-san-francisco/792065/1 "2017-07-25T02:06:16Z")
It was amazing. Just seemed like the whole universe was on my side this week. I ran a full marathon 8 years ago before my bad relationships and all sorts of crap. I lost all my fitness but began working on it again about 4 years ago. First yoga, then running again. I worked up through 10ks, back into halfs, then joined a training group for running. I’ve been doing boot camps as well. This race took on real emotional significance, like a dedication to not giving up on myself, never to let myself go again, and serious undying gratitude for the real friends, family, and trainers that have supported and helped me. I wrote about all this before the race, cried a whole bunch, then slept and ran it. Time was 4:26. I ran every hill. My old time when I was 26 was 5:28. I’m 34 now. Male. Finished in the faster half for all my categories. I’m trying not to be too over the top about this, but seriously I think I’ll look at my life before and after this trip and all the things that came together for me to accomplish this. I’m a sensitive guy so I get all wrapped up in the narrative of it all, but damnit I’m so thankful my life has turned out ok and for something so special as this. I feel like the changes I started in my life 5 years ago really are starting to bear fruit now. Good friends, bebig healthy, and a greater sense of gratitude. In the fall I’ll be doing my yoga training. Life keeps getting more incredible all the time. I never saw this path for myself 8 years ago. I’m very fortunate. Anyways hopefully I become a regular non gushy human male soon. But just where I’m at right now. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-a-full-marathon-san-francisco/792065/2 "2017-07-25T02:58:08Z")
Congratulations. My understanding is that the SF marathon is one of the harder ones - you are entitled to be proud. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-a-full-marathon-san-francisco/792065/3 "2017-07-25T03:42:03Z")
Congratulations! You are entitled to be gushing. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![winneee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a88e4f/32.png) [@winneee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/winneee)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-a-full-marathon-san-francisco/792065/4 "2017-07-25T12:39:34Z")
Congratulations!! That’s wonderful. Enjoy the moment! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-a-full-marathon-san-francisco/792065/5 "2017-07-25T12:49:56Z")
Marvelous accomplishment! ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-a-full-marathon-san-francisco/792065/6 "2017-07-25T12:56:11Z")
Congratulations!!!