RunningAHEAD - Topic: I can not believe this is happening to me…

vista

posted: 5/23/2008 at 11:53 PM

Wow....wow.....wow. That is a FANTASTIC accomplishment. I am SO pleased for you. You have run the race with patience for 10 years now.....and now won in age. Enjoy this victory. Did you say SALMON?....yum. Joey

Vista

tetsujin209

MM#209 / JapanJoyful#803

posted: 5/24/2008 at 12:47 AM

We are the ones who are so blessed to get to share in your joyous running adventures and Guinness-like ten year course PR. Now go out and set a first year PR on tomorrow's trail so you can come back and do it again in ten years too.

^{"Enjoy yourself. Your younger days never come again."}^{100yo T. Igarashi}^{to me in geta at top of Mt. Fuji}^(8/2/87)

arf

MM #405

posted: 5/24/2008 at 12:54 AM

You GO Girl!! Wink

Fantastic racing!!! Huge Congrats and Hugs... miss you, arf

Holly S.

Marathon Maniac #957

posted: 5/24/2008 at 5:11 AM

Quote from Mariposai on 5/23/2008 at 5:12 PM:

Afterwards I joined the crowd to get a free lunch of baked salmon, Indian fried bread, camas roots, and huckleberries for dessert.

Boy am I running the wrong races... Big grin

YAAYYYYYY!!!!! Great job, butterfly lady!

Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."

The Jogger

posted: 5/24/2008 at 6:07 AM

Excellent Mari, well, well done....WOW Roy

predawnrunner

posted: 5/24/2008 at 8:26 AM

very very nice! I am so excited for you. Just imagine what you could do on a flat course with no wind! Congratulations, Mari!

aka Mrs. WillRunForBeer, MD, USA

Marathoning, the triumph of desire over reason

tomwhite

posted: 5/24/2008 at 9:35 AM
modified: 5/24/2008 at 9:36 AM

......Mari//......YOU DA MAN..... ...er..... .......PERSON........

..nothing takes the place of persistence.....

HermosaBoy

posted: 5/24/2008 at 10:12 AM

An AG win/prize AND a great lunch? I agree with Holly -- I gotta find races like yours. AWESOME job!

And you can quote me as saying I was mis-quoted. Groucho Marx

Rob

fussyrunner

posted: 5/24/2008 at 10:33 AM

What a delightful experience you had. I personally ~~despise~~ dislike racing w/ kids (they clomp too loud! as they run by me Evil grin

but it sounds as though you showed em who rocks! Way to go!

rlemert

posted: 5/24/2008 at 10:52 AM

I like your description of the course - "down and up". Maybe you could license that as a slogan for a new Empire State Building run Big grin

And don't let anyone give you grief about your avatar. I like it!

Spareribs

King of PhotoShop

posted: 5/24/2008 at 11:12 AM

All right, first things first. I am sorry I told you that I thought mariposai meant spider and you can stop getting even with me and put back the old avatar. Geeze! And nice going in the race too! My first place girlfriend! I like the way you handled the tactical part of the race too, making the decision not to get stuck back there with the kids. Not all runners have the meanness of Econo to hit little children with their elbows, so you did well to get out in front. Spareribs

LaVitaDolce

posted: 5/24/2008 at 12:14 PM

Mariposai! This was so much fun to read. Congratulations on a course PR and first in your AG! I love huckleberries, we don't have them here but, when we were in your state (a little to your west)... I picked huckleberries along the trail. Yum! How fun to share in the different cultures of this world.

LaVita

Ileneforward

#artbydmcbride

posted: 5/24/2008 at 12:55 PM

Congratulations!! Smile

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evanflein

posted: 5/24/2008 at 2:40 PM

Excellent job! And so nice that no children were hurt in the snaring of this course PR! It's good to line up front when faced with mobs of juveniles as their exuberance can make for a real obstacle course. You handled it well. You are running so well these days, it's so fun to watch!

Teresadfp

One day at a time

posted: 5/24/2008 at 2:54 PM

Mariposa, I just clicked on a website I had saved, and realized you should see it! http://www.lamariposaimports.com/fashionlamariposa.htm I'm thinking about buying a Mexican dress from them. When I was in college in Texas, that's about all we wore, and DH wants me to get one again!

Masters Running

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