OK, I'm the first one up on Mother's Day and have a little time to update the blog. The weather folks predicted that yesterday (Sat) was going to be a complete washout so I was unsure of whether I would be able to get a long run in. At about 10am, after some hydrating and procrastinating, I decided to go for it as the rain had mostly held off. I really hoped to complete the run by noon because thundershowers were predicted for the afternoon and I didn't want to finish my run doing the Electric Slide.
After a little more procrastinating, I headed out to Bacon Academy (Colchester's public high school) where my 10 mile course starts. As I stretched in the parking lot, the rains came. I thought I might be in for another epic battle against the elements (see Feb. 9 post-the "Nemo Run"), but the rain was pretty light and actually stopped about halfway through the run.
Going in to the run, I was 6.3 miles from the 500 mile mark. As I approached the 6-mile mark, I started looking for a landmark to help me remember the moment. I was starting to trudge up a hill on Levita Road and there isn't much in that stretch other than trees, rocks and telephone poles. However, right when my watch hit 6.3 miles I looked to my right and saw three trees close together; two large trunks on the outside and one small trunk in the middle. All I could think of was Steve-Chase-Becky.
As many of you probably know, I invited my Facebook friends and the Race4Chase team to join me for a virtual run on Sat to celebrate reaching the halfway mark. I also offered today as a rain date, so we may have more participants, but at the moment the following people have either ran or pledged to run a mile for Chase this weekend:
Juli Giampoalo--4 miles
Paul McCormack (brother-in-law)
Vicki Pernek-3.25 miles
Kim Snipes-Westfall
Bill Gergely
Robert Jen-1.7 miles--at 1 a.m.!
Beth (Bresnahan) McGuire (sister)
Ellie Bresnahan (the Mrs.)
Len Gutman-1 mile
Julie Sczesniak and her niece-3.1 miles
Bridget Garrity-1.5 miles
If I've missed anyone, please let me know.
I completed miles 494-504 on the run. Miles 498-500 were sponsored by Vin Callo-Lyon and his children Tobias and Bella, and mile 501 was sponsored by Kevin Farkas. Thanks Vin, Tobias, Bella and Kevin for being with me while I reached the halfway mark.
One last note: Len Gutman from NYC sent me an email thanking me for helping him get his "rear end off the couch" and is now regularly walking 6 miles around Central Park. He is looking for a greater challenge and is considering doing a 32-mile, non-stop walk around Manhattan. He is also hoping to join the Race4Chase team for the Fairfield Half-Marathon on June 23. What a great commitment to a healthy life style, all in honor of Chase. This is exactly what Steve and Becky were hoping for when they reached out to people to honor their son's spirit. Thanks Len!
Today's Line:
| Date | DoW | ToD | Distance | Time | Min/Mile | Notes | Effort | Total Miles |
| 5/11 | Sa | 10:45a | 10.3 | 1:18:53 | 7:39:31 | 60f | 7 | 504.0 |
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| Hitting the 500 Mile Mark |
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