My 300 lifetime marathon! What better place to celebrate a milestone than beautiful Catalina Island. This was my 3rd year doing Catalina Eco and the last two years it was hot and I got heat exhaustion and barely made the ferry ride back. This year I welcomed the overcast cloudy about to rain any moment weather but blessed that it didn't rain until we were in line to board the ferry. The course got re-routed at the last minute because it rained all night and some of the trail got washed out. We still had beautiful rugged trails with views of the Pacific Ocean. I finished my 300 marathon in 6:08:05! How many more? I hope to do 1000 marathons in my lifetime. Seriously!
1st place winner Sarah Lewis from Seattle finished in 3:35:47. She's young, beautiful, and amazingly fast! Way to go Sarah!
299 and a half marathons...Almost there...I love marathoning and over the pass 12 years I have done marathons in all types of weather. I've DNF (Did Not Finish) three times in my marathon career. Each DNF was a lesson which lead to getting to know my body and who I am as an athlete. My race-ume (resume) is very impressive and I'm extremely proud of it because I'm a power walker. I have done some of the toughest and most brutal races and I have done some of the most beautiful races in the country and Catalina Eco is one of them. I like being surrounded by nature and it's serenity.
Finishing up 300 lifetime marathons!!! Never give up on your dreams!
My favorite announcer Rudy Novotny made me feel as if I was the winner. Facebook Rudy with your special marathon milestone. Rudy is also a big fan of first timers. Thank you Rudy!
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So awesome! Congrats to you on 300 races!
ReplyDeleteAny day you can get out and do a marathon is a wonderful day!
I've been to Catalina and I'd love to do the marathon there sometime.
-paul