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2000 Milwaukee Marathon
Chicago Distance Classic Half Marathon 2007
Run for Fun! Fast is Fun!!
NOT EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE COUNTED COUNTS
AND NOT EVERYTHING THAT COUNTS CAN BE COUNTED
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU KNEW THAT YOU COULD NOT FAIL?
"Fresh Fast Furious and Fabulous" - Carrie Tollefson 2004 Olympian
"I'm a Kung Fu Panda" - Amy Yoder Begley 2008 Olympian
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2000 Milwaukee Marathon
Chicago Distance Classic Half Marathon 2007
About Me
- RunnerGirl
- I caught the running bug in 8th grade and worked hard all summer to join the high school team. At Schaumburg High School I was coached by Jon Macnider. He focused my energy and set the path for every success I have ever had in running. I finished a 6 time all state medalist, was on the ‘82 champion cc team, and was an All-American in the 3200m. I’m honored to still hold the school record in the 3200m (10:25) and I held the 1600m record for 25 years (4:59). I ran at U of Iowa but without much success . The impersonal business of college athletics just wasn’t for me. I met my husband my freshman year. We married in ‘91. Post college I caught the bug again and under the guidance of Willie Rios I qualified for and ran in the ‘96 Olympic trials. My fastest times are now behind me and I have recently joined the ranks of masters runner. Recently I have found a renewed love of running that has been inspired by the people in this running group. I am rediscovering the love of running for running’s sake and since that is how it all began it is only fitting that I find myself there again.
In Memory of a Friend
"Above all, I will challenge myself to do ridiculously impossible things and give everything trying to achieve them" - Margaret Bradley (1979 - 2004) 1st year Pritzker Medical School, Universal Sole team member, friend. You are in our thoughts always.
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6 comments:
Janeth, thank you for the kinds words you posted on my blog. I'm trying to be realistic about my chances of finishing Chicago. I'll be bringing $20 with me for transportation back to the start! I asked Sam if he wanted to walk with me (since he's doing so well with his rehab) and he said, "I'd die of boredom." He's probably right... 6+ hours of walking will be mindnumbingly tedius. So, I'll see how it goes!
Did he really say he would die of boredom?? Well that's not nice, entertainment value isn't the point! Make a friend with any of the several thousand people that will be around you, you can't go wrong :-)
I think he's frustrated because he's competitive and can't run this year. I know what he meant by "boredom!" Sam's a good guy and very funny!
Hey Janeth,
I've just received word about another marathon film being screened soon. Sorry for the long post but here's all of the info:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/marathon/
NOVA'S Marathon Challenge
Lutkin Hall at Northwestern University
700 University Avenue, Evanston
Thursday, October 18 | 7PM
October is marathon month in Chicagoland, and to celebrate, WTTW11 and NOVA invite you to participate in the excitement at a screening event for NOVA's new documentary, "Marathon Challenge". The show takes viewers on an adventure inside the human body, tracking the physiological changes that exercise can bring about in 13 novice runners over 10 months as they train for the legendary Boston Marathon.
Take a sneak peak at this gripping film and hear from a NOVA producer what it was like all along the way of this epic and very human journey. In addition, Hal Higdon will be on hand to answer questions after the screening about running, training and exercise.
Sound very cool. I'm bummed I won't be able to make that. Are you going? Are you going to the one this friday for Spirit of the Marathon? I'm going out of town for my marathon and I promised my kids I would relax with them friday night since they were are not going to my marathon with me, so I'm missing that one too. Do you think Nova will be showing this on TV anytime? Will Spirit of the Marathon be shown at any other time/place?
I'm thinking about going but I'm not sure what my schedule will be like that week. I hope that Nova will broadcast it; I'll have to check on the website to find out. I'm not going to the Spirit of the Marathon screening because believe it or not, I think I have bronchitis!!! I hope I'm wrong and it's something a lot of sleep will fix because the marathon's just three days away! Good luck with your race this weekend!
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