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Week 43 of marathon training complete! This was a recovery week, but that definitely did not mean every run felt easy. Some mornings my legs felt dead, one fueling experiment with straight sugar did not agree with my stomach at all, and I was still dealing with that familiar voice telling me to skip the run and go back to sleep. But there were some really good runs mixed in too, and I finished the week with my first 10K race. I went into it hoping to break one hour, pushed hard through the final kilometer, and managed to get across the finish line under 60 minutes. Another goal checked off and another step closer to marathon day. I started my Freedom Journey at 355 pounds and have worked my way down to 225 pounds while learning how to run, improve my fitness, and prepare for my first marathon. I share the good weeks, the difficult ones, and what it actually looks like to keep working toward something hard while balancing weight loss, work, recovery, and everyday life. If you're working on your own weight loss, running, fitness, or personal transformation, I hope these weekly check-ins show that you don't have to start as an athlete. You just have to start. I post all of my runs on Strava if you want to see the full stats: Strava:   / strava   0:00 Intro 0:02 Tuesday 2:44 The Before Times 4:55 Wednesday 8:38 Thursday 14:06 Friday 22:15 Sunday 25:26 Closing 26:37 End Card #freedomjourney #timreborn #weightlossjourney #fitnesstransformation #marathontraining