RE: Freescale Marathon

["BOB STETTNER" <bstettner@earthlink.net>]

Great job, Ira!!!

Bob

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> From: Ira Schneider <ira_schneider@Iname.com>
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> Date: 2/19/2006 11:22:02 PM
> Subject: Freescale Marathon
>
> Hi All,
>
> For those of you who don't know, I have been training for the last six
months to run in the
> Freescale Marathon.  Today, I actually completed the 26.2 mile marathon. 
Attached is
> a picture of me at the finish line.
>
> If you haven't seen me in a while, you might not recognize me.  I lost 150
> pounds over a period of 5 years and have kept the weight off for the last
3 years.
> I started running about 3 years ago.  This was the most ambitious run I
have attempted.
>
> It wasn't easy to complete the marathon.  The weather was cold, but
fortunately dry.  (They were
> predicting a chance of light rain or freezing rain, but it didn't rain
during the run.)  The temperature
> varied from about 30 degrees to near 40.  I was fighting tired and sore
muscles for the last few miles
> and the thought of calling a taxi to skip out was very tempting. 
However, I perservered and walked
> the last few miles.  I finished the 26.2 miles in just under 6 hours
(actually, 1/2 second under!)
>
> This wasn't a lifetime dream - it is just something I decided to do last
year.  However, it is an
> accomplishment I am proud of.  It is especially amazing to me that I
could do this run considering
> my background of being overweight and not physically fit since childhood.
>
> I was so excited about completing the marathon that I wanted to share my
accomplishment
> with the immediate world (or at least my friends, family, and
acquaintances).
>
> Thanks for listening.
>
>
>
>
> Ira
>