I hadn't run a marathon in 14 months and I was at war on an aircraft carrier until January, but I was in shape as I ran 5 miles 90% of that six month cruise on a treadmill and I was at my ideal weight of 170. So I trained for 3 months with some long runs after the cruise and ran my fastest time to date, a PR. I was amazed I could run a PR in my first marathon in 14 months.
Having two of my children run the kids marathon and have all four of my children greet me at the finish was priceless to a Sailor who misses the family dearly while on deployments. These memories and pictures are priceless to me!
