Charlene Gonzalez. Image: Instagram/@itsmecharleneg
Charlene Gonzalez was ecstatic after she finished the recently held Boston Marathon 2023, despite having no base training and having an injury.
The actress-beauty queen treated fans to moments after the marathon event, showing herself claiming her medal and getting her marathon “blanket,” through her Instagram page on Tuesday, April 18.
Gonzalez ran the marathon as part of the team for Hopkinton Center for the Arts (HCA), a “visual and performing arts center which offers classes for youth, teens, and adults in the visual and performing arts. ”
“Boston Marathon 2023! Definitely one of the most hilly world major marathons I have done thus far but one of the most beautiful views and crowd support,” she said in the caption.
Gonzalez expressed her gratitude to fellow Filipinos who supported her during the event, noting how some of them even ran with her on the course.
“Thank you for all your prayers. Will be sharing my marathon stories/journey with you all in the days to come [and] so many people to thank but for now, sharing first, the giving of the medal after the marathon,” she added.
Gonzalez then spoke about the hurdles she was able to overcome during the marathon, crediting her training coach for guiding her to be “race ready.” She also thanked her husband, actor Aga Muhlach, and their twins, Atasha and Andres.
“Every marathon has a story to tell. It was a very [emotional] ending for me. I was crying non-stop,” she stated. “First time I had no base training [and] went straight to marathon training [for] 3 to 4 months, [and] in my last month unfortunately I was dealing with an injury which [led] me to skip some training sessions.”
“I ran with an injury today [and] in the beginning of the race today, my nutrition/hydration fell and got lost on the course (which is so important in a marathon),” she continued. “I was praying the whole time, for the utmost safety [and] I thank God for pulling me through… My tears are tears of thankfulness.”
Gonzalez received cheers from fans and fellow celebrities who congratulated the actress-beauty queen on her achievement.
Image: Instagram/@itsmecharleneg
Image: Instagram/@itsmecharleneg
Image: Instagram/@itsmecharleneg
Image: Instagram/@itsmecharleneg
Aside from this, Gonzalez also finished several marathon events including Berlin and Chicago Marathon in 2018, as well as London Marathon in 2019. /ra