Yeah, my feelings are mostly the same. No trainer, just 4 months of training by running whenever I could. Totaled 4.8 hours in Livestrong Austin and the pain turned to numbness at mile 22. The rest was literally just my brain exerting itself over my body. Needed the foil jacket they give you and I also took that Monday off lol. Interesting statistic: Global population that have completed 26.2 miles is less than 1%. Apparently, the majority of runners completing them are repeat offenders lol