There’s a funny thing about running a marathon.

People treat and look at you differently once you accomplish it.

Perhaps it is because we’ve become accustomed to seeing extraordinary people perform what seem to be super-human abilities.

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This kind of reminds me of some ironically genius lyrics fromOk Go’s “What To Do.

(Ironic because I find that line and the song to be pretty exceptional).

But running a marathon and the experience of training for one and finally achieving it is far from ordinary.

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And anyone who gets it done is far from average or mediocre.

I also can’t stop smiling.

Running a marathon is something I never really thought I could do, and I did it!

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My inbox has been flooded with uplifting congratulatory notes.

Gifts and awesome boxes of cookies come from friends and colleagues.

It seriously feels like Christmas more than a month early.

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I’m going to run marathons all the time!!!!”

But you could always count on Kevin to give it to you straight.

“Are you kidding?,” he quipped back.

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“This is a one time thing.

On your next one everyone is just going to say ‘Oh…she’s doing THAT again.'”

And this brings me to the big question of will I or won’t I do it again?

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It’s actually the first question anyone asks me these days.

It’s a question that was being asked even before I crossed the finish line.

My college friend Sarah White Albertyn who has run several marathons told me that a weird thing happens.

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I’ve also been cramming as many anti-inflammatory and antioxidant-rich foods down my throat as possible.

But I’m also making other plans…

I guess all along I haven’t been looking at this as “my first marathon” for nothing.

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Saying there’s a “first” implies there’s going to at least be a second, right?

It’s also changed my life.

I’ve realized I’ve already been doing it for months!

Getting that first marathon medal around my neck simply seals the deal.

Kafi Drexel is the Health & Fitness Reporter for NY1 News in New York City.