Tuesday, October 23, 2007
V is for Victory!
Hi Everybody!
First, thanks for all your encouragement in the previous post. It really means a lot to me to have so much support.
I had a wonderful weekend, including a RBF meet-up with Irene, Michelle, Juls, YaYa, and Espeed. I'll have pictures and will talk about that in another post.
I'm still in California and have to go to a coffee shop to use the wi-fi, so I don't have a lot of time for a race report. So here's a 26.2 second race report.
My finish time was 5:50:10--way longer than I had hoped, but still a 15 minute PR. I was on schedule for close to 5:15 until my knee crapped out at mile 15. I had some 8-hour tylenol in my water belt and took two as prescribed. The pain diminished, but never went away.
The race was way hillier than I was prepared for, which may be why my knee, which has not bothered me this past year and a half, acted up. Or it may have been the heat, who knows? I don't care right now. I still feel victorious, because I finished with a smile on my face. I kept a positive attitude and had a fun race. And let me tell you, that finisher's medal was so worth it! That's one Tiffany necklace you can't buy for any price--you have to earn it!
I have pictures and so much more to say, but I'll have to post a real race report when I get home on Thursday. Thanks for stopping by.
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Thanks for checking in. Looking forward to the pictures and the full report.
A finisher's medal that is a real treasure...
Congratulations to you!
Yay! Congratulations Dori! I was thinking about you on Sunday. I am glad your knee didn't hold you back too much.
A PR is the gold standard, and by 15 minutes to boot! Hills are bad, and are killers in the 2d half of marathons. You crashed through the 6:00 barrier, way to Go, Dori!
I looked up your time and was really happy for you in your more than sub 6 hour marathon! Now you need to change the words on the little pink square on the corner of your blog page because you did it! You did have that sub 6 hour marathon in you! You really rocked it, pain in the knee and all! I hope the knee feels better quickly.
I enjoyed meeting you and I hope we meet again, soon.
Congratulations Dori!
Dorine,
Congratulations! That is quite an accomplishment and sounds like a GREAT finish time to me....since I start huffing and puffing on the treadmill after two minutes of running. See you Thursday. Nancy
That's awesome. I have been thinking about you with the CA fires in the news. I hope your new house is safe and away from blaze.
Way to run, Dorine! Can't wait to see the Tiffany bling! You are a champion!
Looking forward to the pics, particularly the Tiffany's pendant...it's WHY I want to run this one. A friend and I are really looking at this one for next year and I have yet to see a finisher's piece from it...so pictures please, please, please!!
you are braver than I, a race in San Fran is way too hilly for me. Congrats!
Way to go Dorine!! I am so happy for you. :) -Jen C.
Great job on a sub-6 marathon. I ran in SF last year. Hills are unending.
Congratulations Dori!!! I'm so glad you had a great race! Finishing with a smile is half the battle!
I can't wait to see the pictures!
Dori-
Way to go! It was so much fun meeting you and wandering around town. I love my necklace and loved the weekend. Where will we meet up next?
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