But I was wondering why I had wanted to do this for so long , and then I was consoling myself that I never had to do another one .
My pace slowed in the later miles of the race , but I never felt truly awful .
I was wondering why I had wanted to do this for so long , and then I was consoling myself that I never had to do another one .
My pace slowed in the later miles of the race , but I never felt truly awful .