CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea -- A marathon is 26.2 miles long. That's 42,164 meters or 138,336 ft. The fact that someone would willingly push their body to move so far can tell you exactly what kind of person they are, but trying it is one thing and finishing it is another. A U.S. Army Soldier named Sarah not only finishes marathons, but loves every second of them.
Capt. Sarah Goudreau, the commander for the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, ran in the Talon/Army Birthday 5K Fun Run on June 13 near the MP Hill Gym on Camp Humphreys in the Republic of Korea. The event saw multiple units and individual runners compete to include Goudreau's company.
"When you have all these units out here, it makes you come together as a team and creates an awesome dynamic," Goudreau said. "The friendly competition is good for the Soldiers."
Everyone who participated in the run completed it and the top placing individual runners and units received awards. The event ended with the cutting of a Happy Birthday Army cake.
The 5K run may have been just one small competition, but Goudreau has been doing these kinds of events for quite some time. She ran her first marathon back in May, 2014 in Prescott, Arizona.
"I had never trained for trails and mountains, so I was not prepared," Goudreau said. "Everyone else was walking up the hills while I was running and I was thinking, 'Oh these wimps'. It turned out I was mistaken because I could barely make it back down the other side."
She said it was very humbling experience, but that it also fueled her to want to keep running. If she set a goal to run another marathon, she would have to train and be ready for it which helped her stay motivated.
Now being in Korea, Goudreau said she wants do as many running and athletic events as she possibly can. She also loves to bike long distances and has a group that rides with her.
"Korea is great for running events," Goudreau said. "You just have to be able to understand how to get into the different events because it can be confusing over here due to the language barrier."
She has plans to compete in a color run in July and the Spartan Beast obstacle course in September which are both in Seoul. Goudreau will continue to run, hold her head high and love every inch of every race.
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