It happened. I can’t believe it. 10th times the charm. Thanks for all of your help, you guys are the best! I have so much to tell you!!!
After 8 years of me knowing I could do this, it finally happened!
2:59:14
I did it. Thank you for all of your support.
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178 comments
Faith
Congratulations, Janae!!! This made my whole week! I’ve been following your blog for years and I am so proud of and happy for you, I told my whole family!!!
Mendy Miltier
This is so exciting!!! Congratulations!! You worked so hard!!!!!
Jessica R
Congratulations! Such an accomplishment!
Sana
Amazing❤️
Mel
Tracked you the whole time and cried!! SO excited for you!!!! You just did that!! Time to CELEBRATE!!!
Kali
Well done!
Peggi Konvicka
I was watching he tracker for you and it was so exciting!!!! I am so proud of you! You worked so hard for this and deserve it so much!!!! Big hugs!!! ?❤️?
Mari
Congratulations! I have been reading your blog for years…I never comment but just wanted to say great job! I’m so happy for you :) You are very inspiring!
Liz
Hooray! All your hard work got you where you wanted to be! Congrats!
Christina
Woohoo!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I knew you could do it!!!! Time to celebrate and rest! :D
Lauren
Amazing job!!!!!! Enjoy the day and all your hard work.
Amy
Congratulations! I couldn’t be more proud of you if I personally knew you. I’ve gotten choked with disappointment for you but pride in you before when you were just short of your goal time after so much hard work. It’s funny how my reaction to you meeting your goal makes me choke up just the same. Rest, eat, enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done, then rest and eat again.
Sherilyn
I knew you would!! I just had a great feeling about this one. I’m so proud of you. ?. You earned this…bask in that feeling!!
Wendy
Woo hoo!! Congratulations Janae!!! I just knew you could! You have worked hard and have stayed so motivated and positive through the entire training cycle!! I’m so proud of you and happy for you and your whole family!! Well done!
Julia
My heart literally jumped out of my chest reading this and I don’t even know you personally. Congratulations Janae!!!! Enjoy the rest of your weekend celebrating!
Emily H.
THE BIGGEST CONGRATULATIONS!!! When I saw your Instagram post, I got goosebumps and teared up at the same time! You have worked so tirelessly for this goal, and I am so, so happy for you!!! I literally just texted my family and said (in the most non creepy way!), my BFF just got her sub 3!!!! I have been referring to you as my running BFF since I started reading your blog years ago, so they totally get it. :) My dad replied with, “Persistence pays off!”and I think that totally captures you and your spirit. Congratulations again, and I could not be happier for you, all the way from NH!!!
Now time to celebrate!!!!!
Jennifer
I love this. She’s my running BFF too!
Jessica
So unbelievably happy for you! Been reading your blog for awhile, and can tell how much you wanted this! Congrats!
Brielle
Incredible
Amy
Yes!! Knew you could! Been thinking about you all week!
Jennie
All the emotion captured in that pic is awesome!!! I have goosebumps! I’ve read for years now and know just how hard and long you worked for this! Well done, mama! I hope you celebrate long and hard, too! Well deserved! Congratulations!
Stacia
CONGRATULATIONS! It’s been super fun following you through training and watching you hit your goal! Now we (because I totally ran it with you, lol) get to relax and celebrate!
Kate
That is awesome Janae! You should feel so proud of yourself for accomplishing this huge goal!! I’m really happy for you. You are an inspiration for all your internet friends.
Emina
Congratiulations! So good to see you achieve your goal!
Cathie
Congratulations! Outstanding job! So very happy for you and your family
Ashley
WOW!!! Amazing! I’ve been reading for years!
What an accomplishment!!! So proud of you!
Kristi
Yeah Janae!!!! I’m SO happy for you. I literally cried.
You are such an inspiration. And you so earned this. Hooray!
Florence
YAAAAAY congrats!! xx
Cheryl
Congratulations!!! Hope you are celebrating & eating all the food!
Jessica
Congratulations!! What an amazing accomplishment. I had a feeling this was the one for you! Now go celebrate!
Jenn
I tracked you and I was so excited when I saw it!! I knew you would do it! Congratulations!!
Tracy
SO FANTASTIC! You worked so hard and didn’t give up. I’ve been reading from almost the start, couldn’t be more elated for you!!!
Amber
Janae!! You did it!!! I’m so proud of you!! I’m tearing up! :) congratulations!!!!
Stacey
I am so happy for you!!!
Tess
Congratulations, Janae! I am so emotional and teary-eyed for you!
Torrke
Congratulations Janae!! I’m so proud of you and happy for you!! Been following your blog for a long time and I am just overjoyed by this!!! Great work!!! Can’t wait to red the recap!! Oh and that picture of you and Andrew is precious <3
Eat and rest and ride that runners high!
Eva
Congratulation on your Amazing accomplishment!
Chelsea
Congratulations Janae!!! I’m so excited for you!! You earned that sub 3 girl!!! You’re amazing!
Michelle
Congratulations!!
Lee
Awesome! I knew you would do it! I’ve been checking all day for an update.
Hollie
Janae, I am so so so happy for you. Congrats!
VERONICA M
So inspiring! You are awesome congratulations. You give me hope as I lay here recovering from hamstring surgery.
vicki
Huge congraulations! You deserved That x
Elizabeth
Outstanding! I had know doubts you would have a fantastic race! Can’t wait to read about it! Thanks for sharing your incredible journey ?
alisha
Yaaaasssss!!! Sub three baby!!! Soak it up, Janae! So happy for you!
Jesseybell
Congratulations! You earned it, every single cold morning, hot morning, you went to conquer and you did it!
Lindsay
Congratulations!!!!
Megan
CONGRATS!!! So exciting!
Sam
Congrats!!! I’m so happy for you!!!
Tonya Hancock
You are amazing!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations!
Hug those kids! Eat all the candy corn!
Wooooohooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
Casey
I am so proud of you!!! After all of your hard work and dedication, you deserve every bit of this! You are such an inspiration to me, I teared up just reading that you reached your goal. Congratulations :)
jenny
AHHHHHH! So happy for you! Tears are in my eyes right now. Enjoy your victory day… can’t wait to hear all about it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amber
I am beyond happy for you!
Kennadi
I just gasped on my bus ride home! How incredible!! You deserved this PR more than anybody I know:) I ran 24:40 for a 6k today and helped my team score points for a national bid!
Jennifer
Awesome picture…great race and congratulations!!
Liina
I had the feeling today that it was going to happen for you! I am so happy :) you did the work and you soooo deserve it! Congradulations!
Amanda Smith
Tracked you the whole morning, teared up when I saw your time. Just so proud and happy for you!!!!! Congratulations! Enjoy the candy corn ?❤️
Jamie
Congratulations Janae! I am so proud of you! I have been following you since the beginning! I knew you could do it! Thanks for sharing your journey and inspiring me!
Melissa
I’m crying. SO proud!
Eugenia C Byrne
So happy for you. You deserve it so much <3
michelle
Ahhhhh CONGRATS, Janae!!! OWN IT!
Ellis
YES!!!!!!! congratulations- you’ve earned this
Katie
Thought about you on my long run today!!! We all knew you could do it. Celebrate YOU today
Janae (or really for the rest of the month) you SO deserve it!!!
Jill B
Beyond happy for you. Well deserved with all your hard work, commitment and training. Well done!
J.L.
Yay! Congrats! Your time made me smile. I ran a 1/2 marathon for my 40th. All I wanted was my first sub 2 hr 1/2 for my 40th. And I came in at 1:59. Enjoy recovery!!
Jade
Yeah!!
Liz
My gut nor my angels have failed me yet!! I KNEW YOU WOULD DO THIS!!!!!!!
CELEBRAAAAAATE!!!!!!!!
XOXOXO,
Liz
Stephanie
Woohoo! Congratulations, Janae! I knew you could do it!
Jen
Wow, that is amazing! Congratulations! I’m so happy for you. You earned it!
Erica
Thank you for letting us be part of your journey.
So so so so incredibly deserving.
xoxo
Mollie
Just over the moon for you. You freakin did it!!!!
Cara
Great job. Ive been reading you for years and Im PROUD of you!!!
Marilyn
Congratulations! I really did get chills while reading this. :)
Andrea K
CONGRATULATIONS!!! I’m so happy for you!! This just put a big smile on my face and hopefully will motivate me for my long run tomorrow.
Amy
Congratulations to you!!!!!
Jenny|Running On Life
Incredibly excited for you! Now time to rest and relax watching conference. So much happening!!
Emma
Janae!!! I’m so proud and so happy for you!!!!!!!!! You are awesome!! Thanks for sharing your journey to your goals with us!
Anne
Congratulations!! So happy for you!
Tiffany @ The Chi-Athlete
I can’t wait for the recap! I was tracking you (like a total stalker, lol), and just KNEW YOU WOULD DO IT! #UNWAVERINGFAITH!
tracy
whoop, whoop!!!! Super exciting. Bask in the glow. Enjoy your victory. Incredible!!!!
Wendy
Yesssss!!!!! Big congrats!!! So proud of you.
Tamlin
SO PROUD OF YOU!!!
Allison D
Hearing about you continuing to go after this goal and not give up is really amazing! Congrats!
Sara
YAY!!!!!!!!! I bet you are on cloud 9!!!! I’m so happy for you girl!!!!!!! Awesome job!!!!!!!
Stephanie C.
I knew it!! Congratulations!! You’ve worked so hard and this is so exciting! Rest up and I can’t wait to read the recap!!!!!
Julia Simpson
YOU CRUSHED IT!!!!!!!!!!!
Donna
Congratulations!!! I knew you would get it today!!! So we’ll deserved! Please eat a giant cheeseburger and apple fritter! Enjoy the rest!
Lee
Fabulous, fabulous darling. I’m loving this story!
Jeanette W
Hooray and congratulations for each and every step, every breath and the dedication and effort and commitment you and your family and friends put in! Way to fly, girl. Congrats x26.2 ❤️
Christina
Freak yeah!!!
Darcy L
CONGRATULATIONS JANAE!!! Awesome accomplishment!!!??
Almarie
I don’t think you are even going to see this, but WOW WOW WWOW!!!! You are AMAZING!! I am soooo happy for you!!!
Christeen
How wonderful for you! Congrats!
Patty
Congratulations .. ? .. amazing accomplishment. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. God has blessed you and I can’t think of anyone more deserving. May the sweet memories of this day stay with you always.
Eleanor
Absolutely amazing. I watched your live tracking (very emotional!!!!). You are inspirational. I truly believe there’s something about the love you’ve been surrounded with and happiness you have in your family this training session. I am so happy for you.
Melvie
Congrats, girl! You are an inspiration!
Michelle Wheeler
You are a major stud! Wow I am so happy for you!!!!!!!!!!! All the training and positivity!!!!! Enjoy this moment!
Miriam
YAY!! Congrats!! You 100% deserve this. Thank you for being so motivating! My dog and I are going to head out for a run now :)
Cara
CONGRATULATIONS!!! I feel so incredibly proud and joyful for you. Perseverence, resilience, hope, and GRIT :) Thank you for sharing your journey through it all — you are truly an inspiration.
Kristine Chew
Congrats Janae!!! What an amazing accomplishment – I knew you had it in you! Enjoy your recovery and celebrations :)
Carma
Oh my gosh!!! Yay! You did it! So happy for you!
Ranee
WooHoo!
Tara
Congratulations! What an achievement x
Kelly
Aaaaahhhh Janae!!! I am SO happy and excited for you!!! I totally just squealed in excitement and told my husband. :) Thanks for sharing your journey with us all these years, YOU ARE AMAZING! Can’t wait to hear all the details!
Alison L McDole
Congrats! Enjoy your hard work!
Maureen
You did it, I am so proud of you!!! (and not at all surprised, I knew you had this, Janae!!!!)
Sharon
Congratulations! This brought tears to my eyes! You are such an inspiration! Enjoy your well deserved success!
Rachel R.
I looked up your results after my long run today and was just so excited for you! Congratulations!
Madeline
This brings tears to my eyes.. You are so deserving of this!! I am running marathon tomorrow and will think of you crushing your goals to help me achieve mine!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Brittani
Congrats Janae! After all of your consistent hard work and dedication you achieved your goal! You are truly an inspiration to all of us chasing our own goals to never ever give up. Enjoy and celebrate… you deserve it!
Kimberly
I just got chills reading this! CONGRATULATIONS JANAE!! All of your dedicated ha d work paid off! I am thrilled for you! I am also proud of you sweetie.
Elizabeth
Congratulations! You worked so hard and deserve it!!! So inspired by you.
Caroline
CONGRATS, JANAE! This is so freakin amazing! You are so amazing! You did it! You did it! You did it! I have goosebumps and tears in my eyes and a huge smile plastered on my face.
LeeAnn Benesh
You are AMAZING!! Congratulations!
Clark
Wowza. Just checked the St George results. So awesome. So glad for you too.
Marley
I am so extremely happy for you! I went out to run this morning and lifted you up in prayer!! Enjoy your hard work!!! I have been happy for you all day!
Jen
You’re an inspiration! Thank you for sharing everything along the way.
Rachel
I’m crying happy tears xoxoxoxox
Ali
Amazing! What a story of determination and hard work you will have to tell your kids! Thrilled for you!
Liz
Ah I actually teared up seeing that!! Congrats!
Fallon
Way to go, Janae! You should be very proud. You’ve worked so, so hard for this and I’m delighted it happened for you! Everything is falling into place at last :-)
Congratulations to you and your entire family of supporters. I hope you enjoyed ALLLLL the treats this afternoon!
-Fallon
Nicci
Congratulations!
Allyson Dunfee
Congrats you worked hard yea !
Kathryn
Janae,
You are amazing and so proud of you! Congratulations!!!
Kristen
Ive been following you since forever and am so happy for you that you achieved your goal. inspiring and amazing. Congrats Janae.
Kristine
Way to go!!!! Time to celebrate ?
Kathleen
Yup! Tearsat the grocery store. So proud of you!
Claire
The degree to which I am excited about this is weird, given that I have never met you in real life. Congrats!
Kylie
Well done! I have been following your blog for yours and I’m just so excited for you!!!
Janelle
UNREAL!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!! Was it the power bun, maybe? ;-) plus all your incredibly hard work. WOO HOO!!!!!
Kathy
Well earned! What an accomplishment!
Andi
Congrats Janae!!!! So stinkin happy for you! Well earned and so well deserved. Boom! A sub 3hr marathoner…you did it!!
Jenny
Congrats Janae! All your hard work paid off! So happy for you!
Sue
Congratulations Janae! I’ve been reading your blog for years, and I’m so happy your hard work finally got you to that goal! Enjoy all the celebrating!
Courtney
You really believed in yourself this time. Amazing. I am thrilled for you. What an awesome role model you are for your kids.
Natasha
Congratulations!!!!
Shay WLBM
CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS!!!
Corey
YOU DID IT!!!! So super excited for you! Hope you got all your favorite treats and lots of family hugs to celebrate!
Jacki
Yay! You did it! I was volunteering at the race this morning and saw you come in at the finish. The look on your face was priceless. You looked so strong too! I just can’t figure out how those AirPods don’t fall out! Congratulations!
Jennifer
You are a rockstar!! It has been great following your training. You worked so hard and deserved this.
You have no idea how much of an inspiration you really are.
Emily
You worked SO hard!! Congratulations!
Andrea
Hooray!!!! So proud of you. Congrats!!!
Janelle
Awesome!!! Congratulations! What a hard earned achievement!
Michelle P.
Way to go Janae!!! ?? So happy for you!
Renee
Huge Congrats to you!!! I was so nervous for you but just had a feeling you were going to do it!! I am so happy for you. I have been reading your blog for a few years. Amazing job!!
Ali
Well done!! Amazing achievement and such an inspiration! Congratulations x
Catrina
Congrats! well done!
Christina
Woohoo!!! Congrats!! Been following this blog for years and I am so so proud of you. I feel emotional. I know how much this means to you well done and enjoy the high.
Damjana
Congratulations, Janae! I was thinking of you during my yesterday’s 18k competition. I love it that you did all the hard work to put you to this result. And enjoy reading our comments, we all cheered on you! Thank you also for mentioning Rachel Hollis’ podcast, I already listened to a few of her podcasts and I enjoy them! Sending LOVE your way!
Damjana Birsa
Went to see the results, WOW, you’re amazing!!
Henry Berthelsen
Congrats!