Nobody clapped, but I’m proud of myself for showing up consistently.
My silent victory is a 14-week half marathon training plan that took me from ground level to 13.1 miles.
It’s not my first half; it’s actually my third, BUT it is the first time I’ve ever had the time to truly follow a real and full plan from start to finish.
It wasn’t perfect. Some weeks, I had to play catch-up. Some weeks I had to double up runs/workouts or move things around just to make it work. Life didn’t pause for the plan, so I kept adjusting and just kept going.
And I finished it. I ended up running it almost 19 minutes faster than my last half.
I ran my third half marathon in my own neighborhood. No crowds, no start line hype, and a mostly quiet run (except for my amazing MIL, who cheered for me when she was getting in her car when I passed her house around mile 3), no medals handed to me at the end. After I finished, I had to go inside to find my own crispy cold finish line Coke and an overripe banana from last week’s grocery haul.
Just me, the miles, and the quiet commitment I kept to myself for 14 weeks.
And I ended up running it almost 19 minutes faster than my last half.
Nobody clapped.
But I did it anyway. And I’m really proud of that.
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