Sunday, October 19, 2008. Bar Harbor (Bah Hahbah,) Maine. C-c-c-cold at the start (for me, at least--it was about 30F.) Fantastic race, friendly Mainers (not Maine-iacs,) gorgeous scenery, awesome schwag, diabolical hills. Due to said hills, I was hoping for sub-6:30. I ran 5:44:20, which is awesome for me, a mere 2 minutes over my PR from flat flat flat Kiawah Island. Thanks to Kay for pulling my carcass over the line!
Pics from the day before, as we were wandering the village:
Pics from the day before, as we were wandering the village:
Me in front of Frenchman's Bay
Frenchman's Bay
I'm 99.7% sure that's Cadillac Mountain
Gazebo by the town pier
Church in town
Pics from race day:
Freezing, whiny Florida girls
Why I miss Up North
Bait shop! I loved the lobster on the building
Indeed....
Where do I check in??
Mickey Mouse hands. The gloves never came off
Still alive and in good spirits past the halfway point
Kirsten!! She walked the marathon, finishing in 8:02 and change
Somes Sound, right around mile 18. The wind kicked up mercilessly and the temp seemed to drop about 10 degrees, so the throwaway shirt came back on for a few miles
Happy finishers! I'm sporting the unexpected and much-appreciated microsuede windshirt that was part of our schwag bag. And dig my mylar-chic skirt ;)
Bling! Shirt and medal. Who the hell looks good in this color?? Whatever. At least it's technical fabric
Blurry close-up of the medal. The past two years' sponsor was Red Lobster, so there was a Red Lobster logo where the crow is. I prefer the crow, especially after the race director told us the story of how Crow Athletics got its name, how crows and runners are similar. If you'd like me to retell his story, hit me up ;)
10 comments:
Well done Shawn!!!!! Hooray!! Fun pics, too.
Wonderful picture story! I want to hear how crows and runners are alike...
Awesome pix!! I miss the season fall!! All the pretty leaves! You made me cold when you were wearing gloves lol! I loved the scenery!! How did ya like lobster?? very yummy!!
CONGRATS on the PR!! Your doing great!
YAY! YAY! YAY! I am SOOOOOOOOOO
envious! You did fabulous! :-)
BTW - I like the new name of your Blog! :-)
Positve affirmation.
WOOHOO! Good Job, Chica! Maine looks so beautiful in the Fall. Hubby and I want to do a camping trip over there to see the colors and such!
Great pictures too!!
xoxoxo
Very cool pics, Shawn! Well done. I'd love to hear the crow story.
Great pics - thanks for taking me there with you! You look fantastic and the course scenery looks like it lived up to your expectations - beautiful.
Add my vote to the crow story requests.
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