SUCCESS!!!!

[estherchristine]

Well, folks, I completed my first marathon more than five minutes faster than my goal - 4:54:25. And, I can mostly still walk :) It was so wonderful to have so many people there at the end to congratulate me: in no particular order, Dad, Mary Ellen, Eric, Jay, Erin and Amanda

Comments

[strandofpurls]

Congratulations!!!

[spanishgreg]

Good job, Esther.

Using my cell phone calculator, I figured out you ran 11.23 minute miles, which means you not only matched the pace I had for the Bix 7, but sustained it over the course of 26.2 miles. A pat on the back indeed.

I appreciated that you took time to remark on the edibles at the end of a race. I never got donut holes at the bix. They had beer on tap, but the line was insane.

[estherchristine]

Thanks, Greg! The donut holes were actually along the race itself, not at the end - random people were out handing us all kinds of stuff along the way, such as donut holes, pretzels, twizzlers, etc. At the end, we got bananas, bagels, cookies, and beer. I don't like beer so I skipped that :)

Also, keep in mind that the chicago marathon is flat - you had to battle extreme (well, extreme for the midwest) inclines, which is quite a feat, too. Basically, we're all just really awesome.

[sexynun]

COngratulations!!!!!!!!