Yesterday, I ran the NYC Marathon on zero sleep. It was my birthday and I had so many people cheering my name and wishing me a happy birthday along the way. The whole day was insane and such a wild ride. My goal was to just finish the marathon strong, and I truly cannot believe how strong I finished that damn thing. I was absolutely FLYING the last two miles—I told Curtis last night that I shoulda gotten my first speeding ticket cause I was racing past everyone around me. It was so cool and I’m so proud of myself. This was so incredibly outside of my comfort zone, holy crap. I’m not an athlete and I never excelled in any sports. It’s so strange to put your body through so much pain for a sport lol, but that’s what I signed up to do yesterday and I cannot believe the pain I was able to push through. I also can’t believe how many family and friends came out to support me. Thank you to everyone who sent texts messages, voice memos, made Vanessa Carlton-themed signs, shot out confetti into my face, gave me big hugs, tracked my race from thousands of miles away and texted me throughout my journey, came to my after party and traveled along the marathon route to cheer me on. I am so lucky and so grateful. I was honored to run this race for @smiletrain and am so grateful to everyone for your donations to my fundraiser. Thank you to my husband for supporting me throughout this whole journey and planning the best birthday celebration for me. I could not have run this race without my running coach, @trainingwithtess from @futurefitapp . Even when I had my doubts about being able to do this (and believe me when I say I had a million doubts), Tess was there to reassure me and to trust my training. Also wouldn’t have gotten through the morning without my girl @aleigh_beard —so grateful that we got to experience this crazy marathon journey together! I love my city and I’m so proud of be a New Yorker today 🌆🍎