Registration: $25
Cause: Marathon Charity Cooperation
Time: 32 minutes
On a high from the amazing Monument 10k, Team Rainbow Sherbet was ready to take on the world. The original four members voted on official pig names (Sara: Piglet, Erin: Hamm, Abby: Petunia, Linda: Wilbur) and started scheduling our race calendar. Being that Erin and Abby aka Hamm and Petunia both lived in Alexandria this race seemed only appropriate. Unfortunately, being that Linda was still living in South Carolina and traveling a lot for field hockey, she was not able to make this race. But no worries she was with us in spirit.
And in true TRS fashion we recruited another pig and my oldest, dearest friend Beth, to join our team:)
At the start line for this race, we met a lady who informed us that she was trying to run forty races before she turned forty (sound familiar) and actually would finish this race only to hop on the metro and go to another race in D.C. Erin ended up running with her and hearing her very cool and inspirational story to which I won't even attempt to butcher, but as you may have guessed this is the race where I started my goal. A nice up and back course down Eisenhower Avenue with only one decent hill at the beginning and end. Beth was kind enough to run with me as a struggled through this one.
On a better note, Erin won her age group at this race, kicking total ass and well the after party was a blast!
"In running, it doesn't matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, 'I have finished.' There is a lot of satisfaction in that."
-Fred Lebow, New York City Marathon co-founder
-Fred Lebow, New York City Marathon co-founder
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