tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post687190890069095044..comments2023-10-20T10:55:24.399-05:00Comments on A Rachel On the Run: Kansas City Marathon 2008 (WITH Pictures!)Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261971013778167246noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post-10762386256934506822008-11-13T19:02:00.000-06:002008-11-13T19:02:00.000-06:00Congrats on your first marathon finish . What grea...Congrats on your first marathon finish . What great accomplishment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post-87505849128184489802008-10-30T21:55:00.000-05:002008-10-30T21:55:00.000-05:00good job on your first marathon. hang in there. th...good job on your first marathon. hang in there. they do get easier !!JonathanMarathonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11321139429759820532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post-34685921253537491912008-10-30T21:54:00.000-05:002008-10-30T21:54:00.000-05:00Good job on your first marathon. hang in there. th...Good job on your first marathon. hang in there. they do get much easier after a while !JonathanMarathonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11321139429759820532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post-91741699459869223042008-10-24T17:43:00.000-05:002008-10-24T17:43:00.000-05:00Congrats, Rachel!! I'm so proud of you for fi...Congrats, Rachel!! I'm so proud of you for fighting through all of the pain and suffering and finishing that marathon (and in under 5 hours too--great job!) I agree that you deserve some good old fashioned R&R :) Thanks for the inspiring race report!Irish Creamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17548744329403082452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post-67438953199320987002008-10-22T10:15:00.000-05:002008-10-22T10:15:00.000-05:00Congrats! I ran the KC half and had a great time....Congrats! I ran the KC half and had a great time. Good luck on future runs. :)Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018275015353748911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post-73988153343226859932008-10-21T09:39:00.000-05:002008-10-21T09:39:00.000-05:00Thanks everyone for your comments!! I really appr...Thanks everyone for your comments!! I really appreciate all of your support through my training!! Good luck on your upcoming races.<BR/><BR/>Jill-- The spibelt was alright. Once it stopped bouncing, I didn't even notice it on me. It is pretty light weight and seems to do it's job fairly well as long as you don't put 6 gels in it!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261971013778167246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post-28068244751743099252008-10-21T08:20:00.000-05:002008-10-21T08:20:00.000-05:00Congratulations, Rachel! I was thinking of you th...Congratulations, Rachel! I was thinking of you this weekend during my 18-miler and wondering how things had gone. It sounds like it was a hard time but it is inspirational and commendable that you pushed through to the end in spite of how difficult it was! I hope your knees are on the path to recovery...make sure to give yourself a nice long break now :)EmLithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537511245440386716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post-84557330626427868322008-10-20T21:06:00.000-05:002008-10-20T21:06:00.000-05:00Oh, and i just tagged you. Check out my blog.Oh, and i just tagged you. Check out my blog.*jen*https://www.blogger.com/profile/17681025164529981433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post-6320829653920166542008-10-20T18:33:00.000-05:002008-10-20T18:33:00.000-05:00Congrats Rachel!! I was thinking about you over th...Congrats Rachel!! I was thinking about you over the weekend and was very eager to read your report. That's awesome you finished in under 5 hours. Great job on pushing through all the b.s.!!!*jen*https://www.blogger.com/profile/17681025164529981433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post-29042050835237341222008-10-20T17:11:00.000-05:002008-10-20T17:11:00.000-05:00What a great story to read just before I head home...What a great story to read just before I head home for the day. That puts me in a nice mood for the drive :) Way to go, Congratulations, Great Job. All of that !!!!!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209055407116361586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post-7892690712133161092008-10-20T16:43:00.000-05:002008-10-20T16:43:00.000-05:00Nice work! I'm sorry your knees hurt so much, but...Nice work! I'm sorry your knees hurt so much, but I'm still really proud of you for pushing on (and finishing in under 5 hours!). Impressive...<BR/><BR/>How did you like the SpiBelt (other than the early bouncing)? I've been contemplating one of those for my marathon day. Since I actually like the sport drink they're serving on the course, I don't have to carry fluid with me, but I still want to take my phone and gels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post-20348415832872558292008-10-20T13:54:00.000-05:002008-10-20T13:54:00.000-05:00YAY!!! You did it!! Congratulations! Now you can f...YAY!!! You did it!! Congratulations! Now you can finally breathe and take it easy for a little while and let that knee heal. I can't believe you pushed through that far while in pain. I am sure your Grandmother & Uncle are proud of you!!<BR/><BR/>Maybe I will see you next year at Twin Cities!SueBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721127797205431632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post-12237054382594801022008-10-20T13:34:00.000-05:002008-10-20T13:34:00.000-05:00Good going!!! I really wanted to finish in under 5...Good going!!! I really wanted to finish in under 5, but lost my pace group and friend I was running with so I didn't push myself. So good on you for doing so through all the crap you were dealing with. Hope your ride home to MN wasn't too bad considering your condition and that you got to take lots of rest stops to get out and stretch.Topherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12846292319333320839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post-73815872733552718572008-10-20T13:27:00.000-05:002008-10-20T13:27:00.000-05:00You did it!!! Congratulations on finishing your fi...You did it!!! Congratulations on finishing your first marathon! And even better, you did it in under 5 hours!!<BR/><BR/>I am amazed that after having to struggle so much through it you never gave up, never stopped, you always kept going. You should be so proud of yourself for getting to the finish line!!! I'm so happy for you, congratulations again!!!<BR/><BR/>Now it's time to give some love to your knee and make sure you recover properly, take care of yourself. Great race report, I really enjoyed reading it. Can't wait for more pics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post-67247937577149004582008-10-20T11:04:00.000-05:002008-10-20T11:04:00.000-05:00Thanks Chris. Feeling much better today. Still c...Thanks Chris. Feeling much better today. Still can't do stairs very well. Ankles and knees don't move all that well but I at least can somewhat walk looking semi-normal. :-)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261971013778167246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773852312458215732.post-61553936763046355912008-10-20T09:50:00.000-05:002008-10-20T09:50:00.000-05:00Wow, what a race report, Rachel. I really feel fo...Wow, what a race report, Rachel. I really feel for you and the struggles you endured, not only during (and after) this race, but through-out your training. I am happy it is done and you can take some much needed time off. And the lady that presented you the medal was right, you really deserved. Congratulations on everything!<BR/><BR/>BTW, how are you feeling today?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06766798107494284706noreply@blogger.com