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Even more amazing knowing that you had a bad hammie. Bring it home and kick some butt!!!!
( and btw, you have inspired me to sign up for a trail race that I have wanted to do for 5 years. It will be the longest I have attempted and I am really, really excited for my "adventure")
Ruth
you've done this with a TORN HAMMY?!?!?!?! :eek:
I was impressed before, but I'm EXTRA SUPER INCREDIBLY impressed now!! :D
Wow!! So excited for you two! SO amazing!
Well, we finished 2nd in today's stage (which was 4 miles farther than we were told!) and 2nd overall in the 80+ women's category. This was a tough day of running since we thought we were going 19 miles and ended up going 23.3. Our category ended up being the closest and most interesting "contest". I am glad we're done and am looking forward to some rest.
I'll post some pictures when I get home. We have the final banquet tonight, which I expect to be a giant party and we head home tomorrow. Wow. What an experience!
:D
Excellent work!! I can't imagine how hard it would be to have to run another 4 miles beyond what you expected! :eek:
I am so impressed. You've helped me put into perspective a huge goal that I have for 2013. You are an inspiration. Well done!!!!:D:D:D
Wow - well done. Just amazing.
Congrats, congrats, and more congrats!!! Enjoy the party tonight, and the much-deserved rest you are going to be getting in the coming weeks! SO impressed and in awe!!:D
Fantastic job! I can't wait to hear more stories from the race. Have fun at the party!
Absolutely amazing! Well done!
Veronica
What an amazing job! Congrats on an excellent finish and I hope your celebration was a blast!
I am in awe. :)
Thanks, all. I'm still riding the happy wave.
There were several professional photographers there and I am looking forward to seeing what they captured (available in a week or so). I know they got some good final finish and podium photos :)
I have a deep respect for everyone who completed this event. Getting up in the morning 6 days in a row and going for a run is no small feat. Our biggest competitors, Marielle and Valerie, are incredible, strong women, and I really enjoyed chasing after them. Very gracious as well. They told us this morning that they had planned to use the event as a training run for Ultra du Mont Blanc in Chamonix (which is in 2 weeks) but we turned it into a race for them. I was flabbergasted and flattered. These women are world-class athletes.
So many awesome people from all over the world. And so many nice legs. I did some filming and will make a short movie over the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, here are some photos.
The tent city
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1..._arrowhead.jpg
Our one day in the red "leader" shirts (I'm on the right)
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...leader-day.jpg
At the finish with some of the new friends we made
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...i-su-bi-da.jpg
The final podium. Yes, I was yelling "RAWR!" (or something like that!)
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...l-podium-1.jpg
Super cool! Love the matching skirts, too.
It's one thing to run all those miles 6 days in a row, but it is quite another to do it after sleeping on a little pad in a 7x7 tent with another person every night. :p
Congratulations!
WOW!! I'm so happy for you and all you accomplished over the course of the race. LOVE the matching skirts and the red leader shirts! You're amazing, Yellow!! :D
RAWR... LOL ;)
Yellow, you're amazing! And your running partner, AND anyone who finished that race. So amazing. RAWR!
Color me in awe. Congrats on an amazing accomplishment, Yellow!!! You rock!!
You guys have great calves! :p
Why is your ankle taped?
Love the skorts! You inspired me to get one for my upcoming race that Thom and I are doing as a relay. He's going to run across the finish line with me but refused to get the cupcake shirt and the skort I got so we would match. Go figure. :D
I know TE could rush them to Maine, so they would be there waiting for him.
Veronica