I didn’t run the half-marathon super well. I didn’t do it at the 10:30 min/mile pace I was hoping to do it in. The last three miles were brutal. I’m sore as hell, but…

I FINISHED.

I completed what I set out to do. I kept my word. I trained (not as much as I should have). I ran. And, I finished.

The last half-marathon that I ran before this one was in August of 2018. In September of 2018, I got a bacterial infection in my eye that would radically impact the next several years of my life. In March of 2021, I had a cornea replacement surgery.

To run a half-marathon nearly a year after my surgery is a testimony of God’s goodness and faithfulness in my life. I am so thankful.

I wasn’t fast. I still have a long way to go to get into the type of shape that I need to be in. But, I finished.

Only God.

(Next race…another half-marathon on Saturday, April 2!)