She’s already looking forward to what’s next: a 50K ultra.
at that point, and the farthest she’d ever run before that was eight miles. Yet, before she knew it, the gun had gone off, and she quickly found herself behind everyone else.
“I had two surgeries and I couldn’t walk or put my foot down for three months after a roller derby injury in July 2013,” Smith, 33, told. “That’s when I realized I was taking life for granted. I had put on more weight sitting around for three months, so I decided to start walking and do 5Ks.”When Smith first took up the sport, she struggled. She wanted to go faster, but her body wouldn’t let her. Her first 5K took 90 minutes, but she did it.
Once she got approval—from Guinness and her doctors—the countdown to race day began, but it was a tough year leading into it. “Training hadn’t gone as planned, as I took on coaching two softball teams this summer, and the longest I was able to run in one go was 8 miles,” Smith said. “All I had on my mind at the start was, ‘I’m crazy. Why am I doing this?’”will take you through everything you need to know to get started, step by step]Those thoughts subsided once the race started. The marathon consisted of a 12-lap course where runners picked up a rubber band each time they finished a lap.
Smith’s final time was 11:50:36. With her increase in physical activity during her training, Smith dropped almost 40 pounds, weighing in at 346. When she crossed the line, not only did she complete her first marathon, but she also unofficially became the heaviest woman ever to finish 26.2.
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