Colleagues, friends and family have collectively given close to $400 this summer. I will continue to raise funds in the next year until I meet my goal of $5,000.
Again, thank you to all ! ! !
Again, thank you to all ! ! !
6 Hours, 29 neighborhood and numerous gel packs later, Chicago Marathon 2008 is finished! The temp reached 84 degrees that day, and 33,000 runners participated.
A big thank you to all of my supporters for helping to make it happen. Adrienne and Dave made sure I was fueled at mile 9, Teri met up with me at mile 13 to run by my side through the hottest part of the race, I bumped into Rodrigo and Addy at mile 18 while grabbing more gel packs, and Rodrigo found me on the bridge and sprinted the last 200 meters with me (in his flip flops!). It was awesome!
And even more amazing is over $700 will be donated to Hope Runs, which will help its children's program in Tanzania and Kenya. Read more about it at www.hoperuns.org. And fittingly so, the male Kenyans dominated the race this year. Read the Tribune's coverage here.
Along with all the congrats and hugs and handshakes, a question I keep getting is will I do it again next year. If you asked me around mile 23, the answer would have been a exasperated, exhausted and angry " NO WAY!" But a month has passed, the pain wore off, so only more time will tell. Running is addictive so odds are, another marathon is on the horizon. :)
Thursday, October 9, 2008
More to thank!
Several people have come out of the wood works to support my efforts, as well as those of Hope Runs. I can't express my appreciation enough to the following folks: Lisa C., my boss at ILAO, former collegiate track star, and encourager extraordinaire; Jake J., chaplain at Loyola who led our service trip to D.C.; Linda R., my mom's super sweet boss; Dave and Maureen S., former neighbors whose kids I used to babysit; Atheni A., a fellow LUC alum, organization leader, and marathoner; and Ms. Owens, my h.s. history teacher.
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Thanks for all your hard work!
Claire from Hope Runs;)
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