Lauren Lee Smith Instagram – Last year was for my mom who although wasn’t physically there.. I felt her the whole way saying “ why the fu?k are you doing this !!! “ 😂
This year was for my daughter…who over the course of her 7 years has had much of the same opinion “ mommy ughhhh why do you have to going running so much ?! “
This year I think she started to understand what running is for me and why it’s an important part of my life
She was SO excited about the idea of waiting for me at the finish line, that despite a stomach bug and a bad knee I knew I had to at least give it a shot 😅
At the halfway point I gave in to the fact that I was not going to meet my original goal.. or my secondary goal..so I turned off my devices and notifications and stopped calculating my time and decided to lean in to alllll the sensations…mostly very uncomfortable ones!
I ended up smiling through the last quarter knowing however long it took she would be waiting at the finish line and that’s all that mattered 🤍
Next year will be for me!
I’ll get that PB 💪🏻
@torontomarathon | Posted on 10/May/2023 21:29:37
