Ouch

I ran 20 miles! 20 freaking miles and I am feeling the pain. I seriously feel sooo beat up and I am sooo scared to see how I will feel after running 26.2 miles. After yesterday I am now thinking I am absolutely nuts for doing this. I mean who in the right mind wants to run 26.2 miles?
We decided to run the marathon route yesterday, because we didn't know where to run 20 miles, and the 1/2 marathon was going on so we figured we would get some cheering from people watching the 1/2 marathon. We took advantage of the aid stations along the route, like the fruit and Gatorade, and it helped us get some energy and get us through the run. Once we got passed mile 18 we were hurting. We had to stop and stretch because our legs were starting to cramp. I seriously thought I wouldn't be able to run anymore but we did. We finished our 20 miles and enjoyed ourselves to free fruit, bread, Gatorade and mini fat boys at the finishing point of the 1/2 marathon. No one even noticed we didn't have a number on and no one said a thing to us. We just blended in with all the other runners.
 I am actually pretty proud of myself for wanting to achieve this goal of mine and I'm impressed of how I am pushing my body to it's limits. This is the first time I am feeling soo sore after a long run and not sure if it's a good thing or bad but I know for sure that I'm getting a little nervous for this race but I'm glad that I'm running with my good friend, Joanna. If it weren't for Joanna I would probably have never ever signed up for this marathon or even thought about running a marathon so soon. 3 more weeks and the big day comes. The long grueling, mind playing, training will all be over and done with. Lets just hope that this soreness will go away tomorrow.
Oh and I have to go and say that I appreciate my husband for supporting me with this. He has been soo good by going up north every week for the past 15 weeks so that I can do my long runs. He is the best and I am lucky to have him. Thanks Brandon love you and thanks for all that you do.