Amazing......
Poor Mike. His flight was delayed 1 hour, then 2 hours, then back to 1 hour again. That's just the kind of little stuff that get's you crazy before a race. He landed in Orange County on Friday night and left Sunday afternoon after running The Pacific Shoreline Marathon with a PR time of 3:07 ....he's amazing.
Saturday morning we went to breakfast in Laguna Beach, then to Huntington Beach to pick up his race packet, grab lunch then settle in for a relaxing night before the race. Sunday I had no problem shooting out of bed at 4:40, while Mike was holding the alarm clock in his hands saying "I've got 4 more minutes". It was a pretty nippy (for us So Ca folks) 48 degrees as we drove to the beach. Mike got to the start line and the rest is history. I waited at mile 7 to do a 'bottle exchange' and take pics, but since he was running in a pack a picture was not going to happen. I had breakfast with his sister (her man ran it as well) then we both walked to our cars to move them closer to the finish. I walked to the finish line just as the voice came over the speaker saying "Another stellar Masters performance...welcome home Mike"! We found each other, waited for results then headed home.
In 3 hours he showered, iced up and was back on a plane to Portland. I'm so proud of him. The dicipline and passion he puts into his training is what gets him where he is. No magic formula, no special edge...just a lot of hard work. He inspires me.
Live passionately!
posted by Deb @ 6:51 PM
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Amazing time and then to hop on a plane and leave right after.
Saw in the results that he finished 40th overall- amazing.
Wow, your Mike is a legend! I take my hat off to anyone who can even complete a marathon, but that time is...wow!
what a whirlwind adventure and an amazing finish time! you have a fast one on your hands :)
hehe Hubby and I are the same as you guys in the morning. My alarm goes off, and I usually jump out of bed. But dave hits the alarm at least three times. LOL
Good for Mike! That is inspiring!
If he shaves another hour off that overall time, he can be on the plane headed home before many are finishing the race. I've often joked about seeing the plane of elite runners leaving town as I'm heading toward the finishing line of a race.
Very impressive times. I can only dream about running at that pace.
For anyone to tackle 26.2 miles is an accomplishment, but a 3:07 marathon......that's the real deal!!!
Hey Deb...sounds like you two had a good time. And Mike kicked butt, didn't he?!
He's been crying in his beer to me that he wanted to do better and that it didn't go well...wah,wah,wah!
Anytime you can PR in race is a good day! And I made that loud and clear to him.
Then we right to how we can be faster in our next ones!
It never ends, does it?!
Wow...no wonder why the two of you make such a great combination. You're both full of boundless energy!
That is wonderful! Congratulations to Mike. And what a sweetie you are to be there waiting for him, not once, but twice!
Congratulations to the both of you for enduring a marathon. If he is running Boston we can run together and break 3 hours. Amazing!
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