Running Man

This New Jersey man has run 618 marathons!  Wow!

Thanks Alyssa!

Official Marathon Photos

If you want to see shots of us running the course, click below...

Pat

Suz

MCM

Success!!  Well, thankfully the weather worked out and we had great race conditions.  The race starts near The Pentagon in Arlington and takes you through parts of Virginia and DC, passing Georgetown, Watergate, Jefferson Memorial, Washington Monument, The Capitol, The Mall, The Holocaust Museum, and finishes at The Iwo Gima Memorial (I am surely missing a few mentionable spots).  There was roughly 14 water/Powerade stops on the course and at each one a Marine in uniform politely gives you what you want.  I was even called Mam!  Your finishing medal is put around your neck by a Marine.  They cheered for you and looked good in their uniforms (of course)!  It was a beautiful course and I really enjoyed it, especially on my walking breaks! Those started around mile 14...

Pre-Race, waiting to load the shuttle bus to the start area

Official Times:

Suz 4:58:35

Pat 4:01:26

Slower than our NY times last year, but that's ok!

26.2 Miles ~ PIECE OF CAKE!

And now I have earned some time on the couch...

Marine Corp

Pat and I will be attempting our 3rd marathon tomorrow. Not to jinx it, but looks like the rain will get out of the way today and we'll have sun and about 50-60 degrees tomorrow.  Fingers are crossed! It's the Marine Corp Marathon in DC. I am excited to see the sites and I hope I can manage. For my knee's sake, this is my last marathon (though I would do a Half). My high school friend Nathalie is running too!  We are looking forward to a Carb Load dinner with Nathalie and her husband Yakov tonight. =) After the New York marathon ~ November 2008

After the San Diego Marathon ~ June 2008


Also, congrats to my friend Sarah for completing the Chicago marathon a couple weeks ago.  And good luck to my friend Andrea who will be guiding a visually impaired athlete in New York next weekend (as long as her foot is ok).  I have lots of amazing and crazy athletic friends!  :o)

Hoping to make Risa feel better about her stolen purse

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Half Marathon

I was lucky enough to run the New York Half Marathon with my friend Laurisa on Sunday. We started by running a loop of Central Park and then went through Time's Square and down the West Side Highway to Battery Park. A very memorable race. It was a hot day for such a long run but I had a great time. I was a bit worried to see the first water stations were out of (or almost out of) water & Gatorade...thankfully that was not the case for the entire race. We finished holding hands - red faced and feeling accomplished. :-)