Week Twenty
Marathon Running – #327
My girlfriends just completed another half marathon here in North Carolina, that’s 13.2 miles, a long haul. I was listening to them chatter / giggle about the hills and how tuff this particular 1/2 marathon was for them. It was both high in altitude and elevation. They all finished. A great accomplishment! One of my friends then switched gears in the conversation and asked me how on earth did I finish the Grandfather Mountain Marathon many years prior, with higher elevation, tuffer terrain and altitude, plus an additional 13.2 miles for a full 26.2 miles up a steep mountain slope. Woow. It was a bittersweet marathon for me as prior to that race, my dearest friend who I was training with lost her husband three weeks prior to the race. She asked me to run the race with her (it was for me an honor) We ran and we finished! (Thank you Coach Bubba (Bruce) for pulling us up those hills). I couldnt help but then go in search for my race number, “327” Grandfather Marathon finisher! Searching through my race numbers and medals I reflected on my favorite 10 races:
1) The first marathon, # 1152, Raleigh, Fulcrum, December 3rd, 2000
2) Yes, the second marathon, # 655, Raleigh, December 2nd , 2001
3) The Myrtle Beach Marathon, #2211, those folks down there play music all along the route.
4) The Charlotte Thunder Marathon, #1064, (my son ran me in on that freezin, November day)
5) The Miniman Duathlon, #331 (a major birthday and celebration with my friend Peg)
6) Mother / Daughter 5K, #17, Cullahee, NC (y’up ma beat daughter, sorry Kristi)
7) Race for the Cure,#6777
) Cooper River Bridge run, #27918, so much fun running over the bridges in Charleston, with my friend (his 1st 10K)
9) Bald Head Island #10K, my personal best time ever 54.20! first place in my age group, toot! toot! (I think I was the only one in my age group 🙂
10) #327
🙂
Julie
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