Mainland Marathon Madness!!!

The past few weeks have seen a spike in the 'marathon-meter' for our mainland Ohana as well as several of our gang heading up to do 'a few'. Stroller Mom & Dad as well as the Red Rabbit have been pretty busy stretching their Marathon Maniac lists (and making several here pretty jealous)!!!

US Air Force Marathon - 20September2008
Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio
The 12th running of this event gave Stroller Mom & Dad a few things to think about. Here's 'Mom's' quick race review:
The AF marathon went well. We were concerned about the course changes, they turned out to be all for the good. It was a very warm day (didn't need a t-shirt at the start to stay warm), but cloud cover towards the end of the run helped. We were slow, much slower than either one of us wanted to be. But summer hasn't been all that great for either one of us training-wise (Stroller Dad's heel is still bothering him, I did some time in the hospital a few weeks back).So we made it a date marathon and kissed at every mile marker. Picked up a few followers in the process, it was that happy a race. We also came across people I've worked with in the past, people we've raced with in the past (to include one gentleman from Hawaii who remembered Dan always passing him with the stroller). My watch (with autopause) said 4:59, chip time was 5:10 and change. So eleven minutes in potty stops, it adds up.

Lake Chelan Shore-to-Shore Marathon - Sept 20, 2008
Lake Chelan, Washington
Being a resident of Washington State, home of the Marathon Maniacs, definitely has it's advantages for those with the running bug! The Red Rabbit has now accumulated 46 marathons lifetime...and counting!!! Having already bagged in 14 so far, RR turned in 4:01:54, good enough for 2nd in his AG!

MyoMed Ragnar Relay - Sept 26-27, 2008
Cumberland, Maryland to Washington D.C.
Stroller Mom & Dad were at it again, along with a couple (9, one got injured) of friends, doing a 183-mile relay:
We survived our relay run from Cumberland to DC (182 miles). Our team was mixed military and by virtue of being the only one in the category, we won. We wound up with eleven runners (our 12th broke his leg playing soccer), so I ran double legs. We had rain on and off, mostly for the second van (two vans leap-frogged, we did the first six legs, Dan's van did the next six, and so on for 36 legs) who also had two night-time legs, most of the hills, and most of the distance. But the runners in that van all asked for the hardest, longest, darkest uphill legs in the rain. So I delivered :)It was a challenge, but extremely well organized. We had way too much food, not enough sleep, and a lot of fun. It was a good mix of personalities.And Dan and I were extremely happy when both Chase and Grace headed to bed much earlier than usual Saturday evening after we got back!

Portland (PDX) Marathon - October 5, 2008
Portland, Oregon
Four of the gang ventured up to meet with R.R. (making this #47)to run this very fast and cool course! Many surprised themselves at the times they turned in!
Kat T- 3:59:01
Judith - 4:31:25
TC - 3:45:45 (BQ!)
Red Rabbit - 3:43:33 (BQ...again!)
Invincible Bob - 5:50:20 (PR!!)

Congrats all on a great bunch few weekends of racing! Stroller Mom and Dad have the Baltimore Marathon up next, and as usual the Red Rabbit will likely continue his string of weekend marathons! Keep up the running and great training!