No matter how much you tell someone not to do something they are still going to do it. I explained in great detail the pain of running a marathon but my sister would just not listen. She trained her ass off, ate right (except for college football snack Saturdays) and ran in The Marine Corps Marathon through D.C. and Virginia. She ran in a yellow shirt a symbol of the "Run To Honor" organization. She was running in honor of Douglas A. Zembiec " The Lion of Fallujah" and a classmate of my brother-in-law from the U.S. Naval Academy. Google his name he is a true American hero. Cheered by thousands including her husband, an old friend from grade school and her three kids. She earned her MCM "Finisher" medal. Stats were:
Age: 35 Gender: F
Distance MAR
Clock Time 04:12:43
Chip Time 04:09:18
Overall Place 5175 / 18302
Gender Place 1310 / 7160
Division Place 212 / 1151
Age Grade 55.1%
5K 0:28:52
10K 0:57:13
15K 1:25:00
20K 1:52:49
Half 1:59:08
25K 2:21:14
30K 2:51:04
35K 3:22:00
40K 3:54:53
Well little sister I can't say I have ever been more proud of you. Everything you have ever done and accomplished has been great up to now (marriage, kids, work). But this is something you did all alone out there, just your thoughts and the pain and you would not quit and you refused to be defeated. You know the emphasis I put on toughness in people you clearly blow the field away. Way to go 26.2.
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