| Re: Second time's the charm
Posted by Gary Allen, race director on October 17, 2007, 2:13 pm, in reply to "Second time's the charm"|
it's catching...the marathon bug that is! aahhhhchooo! We hope you do return Gabriella and for sure training does pay off...hope you knock another 15 min of in 08! gary --Previous Message-- : Just wanted to add my voice to all those : grateful finishers who had an amazing : marathon thanks to Gary and everyone : involved in making this such a consistently : memorable event! The course support (and the : course itself) are simply awesome. A special : thanks to the weather for cooperating! : After walking MDI for the first time in : stormy 2005 and finishing with blistered : feet and chilled to the bone, I was : determined to return one day in better : conditions for the full MDI experience. : Having been off the marathon circuit since : then with some health issues, I would have : been happy just to make it halfway this year : (yeh, right), but I ended up finishing 15 : minutes under my best time (yes, training : does pay off). I'll always remember MDI 2007 : as my comeback from some very hard times and : I couldn't have picked a better marathon to : regain my confidence and reaffirm my love : for this sport. This one's gonna be hard to : surpass - until next year, of course. Thanks : again to all. : : : : :
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