Channel 7 commentator Abbey Holmes has been overcome by emotion after completing her first marathon in New York City. Holmes posted a video of herself crossing the finish line of the gruelling 42.2km race.
In the video, Holmes wipes away tears as she realises the enormity of her achievement. “Speechless. Proud.
The emotion on that finish line hit me reeeeaal hard. I am a marathon runner !!🥹🫶🏼❤️,” she captioned the video . In the text across the video, Holmes said it was all worth it.
“POV: You just crossed the finish line for your first marathon ...
in NYC!” She wrote. “You never ever thought you’d do one ..
. and now you are part of the one per cent club. “It was all worth it.
” Holmes, who hosted the red carpet at this year’s Brownlow night, juggled her TV commitments this year with training for the marathon. The day before the event, Holmes explained how she “loved the challenge”. “It’s been a journey .
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But with one sleep to go we’re at the start line 🙏🏼,” she wrote on Saturday. “The early mornings, the runs I don’t have time for but find ways to do them anyway. The missed gym sessions, the guilt.
The good gym sessions. “The learnings, the growth. Feeling great, feeling bad.
The ups the downs. This year has been fab and I’ve loved this challenge! Thank you to everyone who has got me here ..
. you know who you are 🥹🫶🏼 xx” Meanwhile, Abdi Nageeye and Sheila Chepkirui have powered away with strong kicks in th.