Rochester Marathon 2008

 

For the second consecturive year I was asked to run on a women’s masters relay team for the Rochester marathon.  Of course I jumped at the chance!  Pictured above, from left to right, are Mary, Deb, myself, and Diane.  When I tell you these ladies are fast, I mean to tell you they are FAST!  I felt honored when they asked me to join them for the run.

No one, not even the meteorologists, could have predicted the record-breaking heat and humidity we experience in Rochester, NY yesterday.  The conditions were oppressive, reminiscent of last year’s Chicago Marathon.  I was so grateful that I agreed to run on a relay team instead of running the entire marathon!  My heart went out to all of the marathoners and half marathoners; the weather couldn’t have been worse and so many people ended up in the medical tent and the emergency room of a local hospital.

Since I was the 3rd leg, I had a lot of time to warm-up (1.5 hours) and get nervous.  I really wanted to run well for my team and I just felt like butterflies were zipping around in my stomach while I waited for Mary to tag me.  My nervousness paid off and I ran my 7.5 miles in under an hour.  I was psyched!

I’m proud to say that we took 1st place.  What a thrill!  In fact, all of the teams that raced for GRTC ran well with 3 placing in the top 5 out 97 teams (my team was 5th)  GO GRTC!!