Friday, August 17, 2007

CHICAGO HERE WE COME!!!

My run this morning was awsome! The weather was perfect- 50 degrees, little humidity, and we had so much support. Kim, Diane, and I ran 20; Ann and Donna ran 12. It was so nice to have company for the majority of the run, since I have long given up running with the Boston qualifier and her expert pacer!

Barb surprised us on the course blasting the theme from Rocky in her car and snapping a few pictures. I really appreciated her support- it was so unexpected! We also saw Mike Almquist from RRR and the Fargo Marathon out running. He was doing 20 miles, also, and ran the same course we did, but started from the Downtown Y. He's always so friendly.

Diane struggled with stomach pains on the run- I hope you're feeling better soon!

For those of you doing your long run tomorrow-good luck & Have fun!

Benita

6 comments:

GiGi said...

Whoo Hoo! I agree with Benita. The weather was perfect and the company even better. It was fun running with Benita until we had to turn back. Ann and I finished the 12 with no problems. And again we talked the whole way :)
I wish I had seen Barb!!!! I am surprised that I felt pretty good all day... not tired.... and NO SORE LEGS! Double Whoo Hooo!!

Leah Swedboston said...

I mean honestly? Do I continue to get slower or what? I thought last week was a tough one! Today was equally as brutal and I went shorter! Glad you guys had a good run....because my 10 miler was frustrating! Not to mention that my GPS had weak reception the whole time telling me that I was running a 14:30 pace....yet I couldnt' catch my breath! What the...?

Anonymous said...

Sorry I missed Donna and Anne, but I got cute pictures of Diane, Kim, and Benita..now I have to figure how to download them to this site.

You three looked so good; this old lady is proud!

Lady G

Kim said...

It was SOOO fun to see Barb. She looked Fabulous!!!!!! I am hoping for the exact same weather conditions this Fri. for our 2nd 20 miler.

Sheri-Sweet Spot said...

Good job ladies!!! Wish I could have joined you. Benita, you are going to kick my butt, I am afraid:-)

Sheri-Sweet Spot said...

Special K, congrats are in order I guess? That is wonderful:-)