Awesome day of running today. I ran the
Winter Wonderland 5 Miler in Milford this morning. It was cold (again) but not windy at all--turned out to be a very pleasant run. My amazing sister Beth, who hadn't run in years, joined me for her second road race in two days. A few weeks ago Beth learned of a woman named Lindsay Knauf's commitment to run 26 races this year in honor of the Sandy Hook teachers and students (
http://26in2013forsandyhook.blogspot.com), and was so inspired that she decided to join Linsday for her first two races. I met Lindsay today; and she is truly inspirational--the races she ran yesterday and today came only a week after her gall bladder surgery. Need more inspiration? How about the 70-year-old man who nearly passed me at the tape--clocking in at 7:25 min./mile!.
Beth also sponsored 5 miles yesterday, which are miles 119-123. I should reach these miles in about a week. Thanks Beth--it was great to see you cross the finish line today--now let's get ready for the next race!
Today's line:
| Date |
DoW |
ToD |
Distance |
Time |
Min/Mile |
Notes |
Effort |
Total Miles |
| 1/27 |
Su |
9:30a |
5.0 |
36:53:00 |
7:22:36 |
27f |
10 |
97.7 |
| 1/27 |
Su |
10:10a |
2.8 |
n/a |
n/a |
27f |
2 |
100.5 |
The line looks a little weird today; I broke the miles into two segments; the first being the timed 5 mile race, the second being the miles I covered jogging back to Beth and then finishing the race with her. Very cool that these miles took the total over the century mark. Today's miles were sponsored by Jacquie DeChristopher Hamel (93-96) and Gwen Brennan Kauffman (97-100). Thanks Jacquie and Gwen!
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| Sunny start to the race. |
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| 27 degrees--yes, she's wearing shorts. |
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| Linked up with Beth at the 3.6 mile mark. |
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| Beth's son Kevin Patrick joins her at the finish line. |
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| Celebrating the race and the 100 mile mark. |
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It was so great to meet you this weekend! I'm inspired by you and what you are doing. I will post your blog on my blog and I will make sure to reach out to you when I plan my run for Chase. I'd be honored if you could join me that day. Stay in touch and all the best to you on your journey for Chase. You are doing an amazing thing for his family.
ReplyDeleteHi Lindsay! Great to meet you too. I love how you have inspired my sister to join the cause and I appreciate your kind words--the feeling is mutual. As you probably noticed I included your blog link in my Jan. 27 post and will also put it out on my Facebook page when I have a little more time. I will definitely stay in touch and look forward to joining you when you run for Chase. I will tell Chase's parent's about your efforts and I know they will be so thankful.
ReplyDeleteHappy Running--Kevin