So, kinda I left you in suspense after the Long Beach Marathon Expo. I say “kinda” because part of me wasn’t sure I was going to do the full until the half/full split and I go the full route! I did the Full Monty Marathon and am glad to be done.
I’ll do a full recap later, but here is my day in a nutshell:
New Marathon PR – 3:55:07 (unofficial)
Post run ice bath in the pool 
I PR-ed!!! I am a glass case of emotion, but mostly I’m tired.
So, I’m enjoyed a BBQ with the fam and will recap later.
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yay! Congrats!
Way to go, Monica!
Congratulations on your PR!!!!! That is amazing. I can’t wait to hear more about it.
Congratulations on a great race!
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Wow! That is so awesome! What a great feeling to be done and have a new PR! Congrats!
Awesome! What a bada$$ split-second decision!
Congrats on breaking 4 hours!!!! You’re a superstar and an inspiration! Be sure to celebrate today:)
Congratulations on your new PR! I can’t wait to read the full recap. Enjoy celebrating.
Way to make Long Beach your bitch
You are so awesome! What a great Sub 4 finish! Woohoo!:)
Congrats on making the tougher choice and rocking the PR!! Enjoy the rest and bask in the glow of those endorphins!!
Congrats Monica!!! Way to go!
Way to go! Congrats!
Way to go! Congrats! That is so awesome, you are such an inspiration! I have my first 1/2 in a week and I am trying not to freak myself out.
Super Dee Duper!!! Congrats!
Congrats on your PR!! Awesome!
SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!
Congrats!! That has to be the most amazing feeling, especially since you decided to run the full at the last minute.
CONGRATS!
Way to go! I thought that you were going to do the half! Congrats on a PR! You are totally rocking this training session!!!! Can’t wait to hear all about this race and then NY!!!
WAY TO GO!!! Can’t wait to hear the details!
Congratulations!!
I must say, that ice bath looks miserable! LOL
I’m so f-ing excited for you and cannot wait to hear about it! Congrats!!
Congrats! i had a 7 minute 1/2 marathon pr today and it felt so great!
That’s awesome! Congrats – you must be so proud! Can’t wait to hear the recap!
Way to go Monica! So, so impressive! You’re an inspiration
Congrats Monica! That’s awesome! Enjoy lots of BBQ
You totes kept me in suspense. So proud of you!
Way to go! Love that you decided on the full last min and still pulled off a pr. It probably took some of the pressure off. Cant wait to hear more abt your race.
awesome, great run!
Congrats! Woot woot!
Congrats!!!!!
Great job!!! You are an amazing inspiration!
What a beast! Taking on 26.2 like it’s not even an issue. Amazing job!
Congratulations on the PR. Way to go. Enjoy, relax and recover well!
Wow! Very impressed with you. You went out there and proved to yourself that you’re bad ass! Now I’m thinking maybe I might want to do something that scares me. I might be bad ass too and just don’t know it yet. Thanks for making me think it could be possible.
That’s so supercool!!! You’ve got guts, girl! I’m not sure I could ever do a full!
Congrats!! That’s awesome!
That’s so exciting! Congratulations!!!!
Way to go! You did an awesome job:)
Congrats! And love the new Garmin.
Thanks, but it’s actually SR’s old one. I still need to order one!
Congrats! You are frikkin’ awesome! Go you!
way to go!!!
That’s fantastic! Congrats Monica!
Way to go Monica! You rock!
CONGRATS!! Great job Monica!
Congrats! I saw you today (I ran the half)! I was going to say hi, but (1) I didn’t want to yell at you across a few ppl and (2) you looking like you were on a mission to get to the porta potty line
I’m so glad to hear you PR’d. This was only my second race, and I was a little disappointed. Don’t know how you managed the full. Congrats again!!!!
Ha! I really was on a mission for the porta potty line. I saw my friends Sheila and Sarah and was like, “I’ve got to pee, can’t talk!!!”
Bummed we didn’t meet though – next time!
Holy sh**!!! 3:55, sooo happy for you. I know how much that means to you and you deserve it. Btw how awrsome are you that you decided to crank out a full marathon last minute. You are my idol
Congrats, Monica!!! Love your ice bath.
You are such an inspiration to run – seeing your post about your PR is giving me an itch to start running long distances (never done that before)!
I knew you could do it! Great job Mon!
Congratulations! I can’t wait to hear how you pulled out that sub-4 — that’s my goal in November (if current injury does not stop me!)
Congrats dear! My friend ran it too, and she said she felt like JELLO afterwards. SO I went out and got her some Jell-O only to find that she meant her BODY felt like jello…hahaha. Fail…
That’s sweet!
Ha!
Congrats- that’s a fabulous time! can’t wait to hear more details about the race.
WOW congratulations! That’s so amazing, and you should be so proud of yourself.
I think this last minute “not ready” race proves that much of the marathon is mental for you. Your body can rock out a quick time if you don’t give yourself time to think your way out of it. I can so relate to this. I am so happy for you. What an amazing feeling!!!!
woo hoo! Awesome job.
Congratulations! PR’ing in amongst all the palm trees ad sunshine! Lovely!
That’s awesome! Congrats. You go girl
Congrats on the PR! Can’t wait to read the recap.
Congrats!! That s awesome!!!
Congrats!! Clearly the margarita did the trick!
Soooo proud of you!!! Congratulations!
Wow! I never comment on your blog but I wanted to say congrats!! I honestly didn’t think you’d do the full. But you DID!! And PR’d!! Color me IMPRESSED and JEALOUS!!
Thank you Missy!
Congrats!!
Congratulations! Way to go Monica!!! That’s freakin’ awesome!
Congrats!
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SOOOO GLAD FOR YOU!!!!!! Way to go!!