Photo finish for the elite males....this was awesome!!!
Showing posts with label chicago marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicago marathon. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Chicago Marathon 2007!! Adere's Amazing Comeback!
This was the female elite surprise finish at the Chicago Marathon.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Chicago Marathon Is History
The Chicago Marathon is now in the history books. Not only was it the hottest, but it also had two of the closest finishes ever in the Elite mens and womens field. Due to the heat they started shutting the course down early also. If you hadn't made it to the half point by noon, you were done for the day.
The girls all made it. But after the half, they started making people walk. I guess because there was so many people with heat related illnesses, they were running out of ambulances. At least one runner died and over 250 were transported by ambulance. Annette said they turned on fire hydrants and water hoses all over the runners to cool people down. That made what little running they could do even worse because their shoes got all soggy. The police were warning people to walk!
Here are the girls from Cabot final numbers. And yes, they ALL finished even though they had to walk 7-8 miles at the end. Pretty tough!!
Annette - 6:27:52
Brenda - 4:58:40 (really good considering the conditions)
Kim - 6:25:47
Michele - 6:09:33
Awesome job girls!! It would have been so easy to get on one of those air conditioned buses but you didn't do it.
On a side note, my recovery from my 18 miler yesterday was fantastic. I felt very good today, my legs and feet were not that sore. I ended up running a little recovery run tonight for 2.3 miles and an easy pace of 10:17. It was hot too! Monday will be my rest day as I have speed work on Tuesday.
The girls all made it. But after the half, they started making people walk. I guess because there was so many people with heat related illnesses, they were running out of ambulances. At least one runner died and over 250 were transported by ambulance. Annette said they turned on fire hydrants and water hoses all over the runners to cool people down. That made what little running they could do even worse because their shoes got all soggy. The police were warning people to walk!
Here are the girls from Cabot final numbers. And yes, they ALL finished even though they had to walk 7-8 miles at the end. Pretty tough!!
Annette - 6:27:52
Brenda - 4:58:40 (really good considering the conditions)
Kim - 6:25:47
Michele - 6:09:33
Awesome job girls!! It would have been so easy to get on one of those air conditioned buses but you didn't do it.
On a side note, my recovery from my 18 miler yesterday was fantastic. I felt very good today, my legs and feet were not that sore. I ended up running a little recovery run tonight for 2.3 miles and an easy pace of 10:17. It was hot too! Monday will be my rest day as I have speed work on Tuesday.
Friday, October 5, 2007
The girls are in Chicago!
I was up at 5:00am this morning, got Annette out the door and we picked up Brenda and Kim for the plane ride to Chicago. I was more than happy to provide the transportation as they are the ones that will be racing. It was my gift to them I guess you could say. I think I am about as excited as they are. The weather is not going to be the best there, calling for up to 88 degrees on Sunday with moderate humidity. Everyone was hoping it would be cool so the times would be better but the thing is, they have all trained in the heat so they are prepared for it. I know they will all do great!
Here is a picture of Annette, Brenda and Kim as they are getting ready to go in the Airport.
Annette had some really cool running shirts made up for the girls running. Each one had their name at the top in bold. Pretty cool!
I did get my run in last night, part of it in the dark. I only ended up with 3.7 miles but it was faster than my other runs this week. I think my first mile was like a 9:34. Ended up with about a 10:27 overall pace. At about mile 3 I ran into Kevin, one of my neighbors that was out running so we walked and talked for a few. Probably would have had a better overall if not for that but thats ok.
Saturday my schedule calls for 18 miles. Whew, its going to be warm too. I am starting at 6:20am and getting about 2.2 plus miles in before hooking up with the group at 7 for the rest. I am planning on setting my garmin up and using the virtual partner program to pace me. I'll probably set somewhere between 11:25 and 11:50 just to see how it works out. I know I will be running some of the miles much faster than that though, but 11:25 is my marathon pace goal or pie in the sky goal anyway. That gets me done around 4:59:00 which would be awesome. We shall see how it works out. Hopefully I can get to bed early tonight and get some sleep. Late night last night and up very early today so I am running short.
Here is a picture of Annette, Brenda and Kim as they are getting ready to go in the Airport.
Annette had some really cool running shirts made up for the girls running. Each one had their name at the top in bold. Pretty cool!
I did get my run in last night, part of it in the dark. I only ended up with 3.7 miles but it was faster than my other runs this week. I think my first mile was like a 9:34. Ended up with about a 10:27 overall pace. At about mile 3 I ran into Kevin, one of my neighbors that was out running so we walked and talked for a few. Probably would have had a better overall if not for that but thats ok.
Saturday my schedule calls for 18 miles. Whew, its going to be warm too. I am starting at 6:20am and getting about 2.2 plus miles in before hooking up with the group at 7 for the rest. I am planning on setting my garmin up and using the virtual partner program to pace me. I'll probably set somewhere between 11:25 and 11:50 just to see how it works out. I know I will be running some of the miles much faster than that though, but 11:25 is my marathon pace goal or pie in the sky goal anyway. That gets me done around 4:59:00 which would be awesome. We shall see how it works out. Hopefully I can get to bed early tonight and get some sleep. Late night last night and up very early today so I am running short.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Chicago - D Day - 3
Ok, it's official, I'm not even running Chicago but I think I am as much a basket case at this point as Annette. I really wish now that I had made arrangements to go just to take pictures but I know that would be hard too. I'm just so excited that Annette, Brenda, Kim, Michelle and some others I know are running this. This is one of the BIGGEST marathons out there. It just boggles my mind that there will be 40,000 people running this and my girls will be part of it!! Good luck ladies! I will be thinking about all of you.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
The Spirit of the Marathon
Check out this video trailer of the upcoming movie to premier at the Chicago Marathon.
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