Well, I did it! It wasn't pretty, but I did it. There were several things I was worried about. First was the weather - I was afraid it would rain. And it did! In fact, I heard that the marathoners, who started earlier and joined in with us about halfway, ran into hail. Thankfully we only hit rain, but it really didn't seem to affect me much, which surprised me. The second thing that worried me was my knee. It held up just fine. I ended up doing a combination of light running, walking, power walking and about everything in between. I was worried about finishing last and I didn't!! I was especially proud of Abby, who ran a 2:17 which put her about midway in the rankings. Not bad for a beginning runner. My time was "ahem" a little longer, but the fact is, I finished! A nice perk was that as I came across the finish line, they called my name over the loudspeaker and a city councilman, who just happened to be my brother-in-law, was there to present me with my medal.
I don't think we looked too worse for wear, but we were soaked! Will I do it again? Maybe, but it's kind of like childbirth. I have to forget this one first.
Today I took it really easy, dosed myself with Ibuprofen and have spent most of the day watching BBC mysteries and knitting. I'm engaging in a different kind of marathon and trying to get Dark and Stormy done. I am agreeing with Lorette that I'm not too keen anymore on seamless sweaters. As much as I dislike seaming, I think I'm disliking even more having this huge bulk of sweater in my lap to turn as I do the sleeves. But I am getting near the finish line! Maggie approves.
I've just been listening to the news and my heart breaks about the news from Boston. Yesterday some of the marathoners running alongside us were running to qualify for the Boston marathon next year. Such evil in the world!
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Congratulations!!! SUPER accomplishment! And, I think you look great!
Posted by: KathyInIowa | April 16, 2013 at 04:46 AM
SO proud of you Dorothy! What an accomplishment!
Posted by: Lynne | April 16, 2013 at 08:22 AM
Congratulations on reaching your goal! And congratulations to Abby too!
It is so sad about the Boston Marathon. How can people be so filled with evil and hatred. We've got to be better than that.
Posted by: Kristen | April 16, 2013 at 04:23 PM
Congratulations. Very proud of you!! WOOT!
Posted by: Kris | April 16, 2013 at 06:38 PM
Great job!
Posted by: Kristyn | April 16, 2013 at 07:01 PM
Just getting caught up...congratulations on the race!
I am really a bit tired of the trend of top down all in one piece sweaters. It seems like nobody is designing sweaters with seams anymore. I don't hate seams, and I think that they give a sweater some structure so they hang properly. Having said that, I really like your Dark & Stormy!
Posted by: Lorette | May 09, 2013 at 08:56 AM