Ignore the cramps, enjoy the pain, and keep going anyway. Congrats on meeting your goal!
Now you have made me think about just how bad of shape I am in now. In high school I ran a pretty steady 7.5 miles in 1 hour, played basketball, baseball, soccer,football, swimming, and most track events. As a freshman I had a 17'1" long jump...
Flash forward 10 years... Knees are destroyed, asthma keeps me from doing a lot - my lungs give out first, and now I am gaining weight fast.[:(] I feel like I am falling apart. I wish I could just go swimming but I can't breathe. I used to swim in competition and now I am in danger of drowning...
Sorry... not trying to steal your thread with a pity party or anything. You just got me thinking.