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Qualifying for the Boston Marathon,
PRICELESS!
I ran the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon on Saturday. I finished in 3:37:40 (8:18 second miles) and qualified for Boston (qualifying time was 3:40). I was fifth in my age group and also beat my last marathon time by two minutes. It was a great race. Indy is a beautiful city!
My friends, Emily and Marianne, ran the half marathon - here we are at the start line
Running, running, running....
Still running...
I have to give a shout out to Russ who was such a great supporter. He was at miles 2, 7, 15.5, 16.5, 17.5, 18.5, 20, 21, 26.2. He was everywhere! He drove around crazy, parked and raced to the course so he could cheer me on. He even got a little teary-eyed a few times, which motivated me even more. I couldn't have done it without his support. Thanks, Russ, for being my rock!
Aaahhh... the finish line. Could that last mile have been any longer?!
After just finishing -- I was pooped!
Even though I am a little sore, have a few blisters and a few toenails that will soon fall off, it was totally worth it and I am pumped to train and run Boston. It is something that I have always wanted to do. Here's to another 26.2...
Sunday, November 8, 2009
26.2
Posted by Katrina at 1:26 PM
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You are simply amazing! I don't know how you do it! Two marathons and ready for a third, WOW! Congradulations, on qualifing for Boston, it was fun to see the pictures. Hope you guys are doing well.
I can't believe how incredible that accomplishment is. I am so impressed! I can only imagine how much training went into that accomplishment, all while you are a wife and mother. Proud of you.
So impressive! You are amazing!!!
Wow, you are awesome! I am proud of myself when I run four miles! Way to go. You should be so proud!!!
Ah! forgot I was logged on Chris' desktop, not mine (this is your cousin Heather).
WOW, I am so impressed. That is awesome.
What a huge accomplishment! Congratuations. You make it look so easy in the pictures. I would be red faced & throwing up at the 2mile marker!
I agree with everyone else- you are amazing! Congrats on qualifying for Boston!
wow, I got a little teary eyed just reading your post, Congrats! That is just Amazing...
Katrina I am so proud of you! I have always wanted to run a marathon but I just can't seem to get out of bed to run in the morning. You post made be get a little teared up think of Russ running around to make sure he could support you! What a great little family you have! Your mom and dad where so proud of you!
WOW! I saw Russ on Sunday and he told me the good news. It was so cute to see how proud he was of you. He has every reason to be proud. That is amazing. Congrats!
My little sister is running the boston marathon in april too! congrats...that's fantastic! I ran a half 2 years ago and it was rough...i can't believe how good you looked after you finished!
Yeah, you did it. I'm so happy to see that you did something I know you've always wanted to do. You are awesome, especially after 2 kids. Good luck training for Boston!
You rock and you look fantastic!! Hooray for Boston!!! Congrats.
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