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    Chicago Marathon FINISHER!

    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. :)

    Wednesday, March 25, 2009

    I'm a runner AND a rider

    Just got back from 5 day trip to Killington, Vermont, where I snowboarded for 3 days straight, at least 6 hours each day, with Rodrigo and his family. It was a blast! Those mountains were definitely intense-- at times my fear of heights got the best of me! I'd have to say riding (as the snowboarders call it) is one of the more extreme things I've done. It takes a lot of practice but once you get the hang of it, it's so beautiful; it's like dancing on the snow.

    I received my second sponsor - my great college partner-in-crime, Aki Ogawa! She's now working in Japan for a non-profit. I haven't seen her in almost 2 years, and I really miss her! We worked together on the Global Health Campaign at Loyola, formerly the Student Campaign for Child Survival. Aki is a die-hard advocate for human rights, especially the health rights of women and children. Dear Aki, MERCI for your $50 donation. I will see you again soon, mon amie!

    Here's a cool blog badge from a Chicago agency that does great work for immigrants.





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