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RE: Freescale Marathon
Ira,
Congratulations on a great job. Maybe I'll join ya next year.
Ron
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>Subject: Freescale Marathon
>Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 23:19:24 -0600
>
>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
>
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