🌟 Missouri Makes 40! 🌟
State number 40 is in the books!🏃♀️
We had the incredible experience of running past the iconic Gateway Arch not once, not twice, but like 5 times? The highlight was watching the sunrise over the Arch…absolutely breathtaking. 🌅
Now not everybody got this experience…as a proud slow runner/walker, I got to take advantage of the early 6 AM start, which meant a few quiet miles (and yes, rocking a not-so-fashionable reflective vest for the first part of the race 😂).
The first 6 or 7 miles of the course were great. We were by the waterfront, by the Arch and around Busch Stadium. It was great but then we went past some run-down manufacturing building which were honestly quite interesting too…I guess? We ran into some neighborhoods, a few parks over an interstate or two and eventually got our way back to Union Station and the finish line.
Even though I got an hour head start I was passed by 3 marathoners. HAHA, they ran twice the distance in less time. One of them (I think he finished third?) saw me in the finish line chute and gave me a fist bump and made some comment about finishing it. I laughed and said you covered twice the distance in less time. Haha.
But perhaps the best part? The early start also means I can confidently say I “beat” Eric and Phil to the finish! 🤪
Feeling grateful, accomplished, and excited to keep the journey going. On to the next state…South Carolina in 35 days!
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