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Topic: It was the best of times and the worst of times! |
Opie
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 posted Sep-24-2007 02:28 PM
   
You know, my friend, I didn't try to discourage you from this run, and I knew you would do it. As others have said, your finish time was something lots of us would be very happy with. And can I be the lottery Lucky Guy? Please, please? What a scenic spot. And surrounded by running goddesses. If that's not heaven, I don't know what is.A great, gutsy performance! Now, please rest up a bit. Maybe a little more herbal tea and a little less coffee? (I need to heed that advice myself although I feel great). ------------------
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vista129
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posted Sep-24-2007 07:22 PM
How to go. Great job, as usual.Thanks for those pictures, Robin. That makes me homesick for Maine. Now that I run, I have to get up there sometime for one of the races. I think it better be further up in the state....maybe Bar Harbor. Anyway, great pictures. Congratulations on the great run. ------------------
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MarkGuy
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posted Sep-24-2007 11:23 PM
Robin, it's always nice to see all the pictures in your reports. Love the shots of your son and you look fresh as a daisy -- certainly not a poster child for pneumonia. Good to hear that you didn't struggle too much.
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Coastwalker
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posted Sep-25-2007 07:37 AM
Hi Robin,Congratulations on having a fun day, even when you were far from at your best. Keeping things in perspective when you know you won't have a stellar day is so important, and you managed it very well. It's great that you and your family found ways to enjoy the race, and the beauty of the New England coast on a gorgeous early Fall day. Thanks for the thorough RR, and the terrific photos. Jay
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La Tortuga
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posted Sep-25-2007 09:45 AM
Hey Robin - think you can pull yourself up from your sick bed long enough for a short trail run this week-end?
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rtravers
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posted Sep-25-2007 10:27 AM
Ah, much as I would love a trail run this weekend, I will be in lovely Buenos Aires, learning to tango!--Robin
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mcsolar99
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posted Sep-25-2007 11:01 AM
hmmm, yet another international woman of mystery. tango lessons and overthrow the government?good job staying within yourself and still having fun! looks like a beautiful course, and must have been a fun weekend with your family. but i'm still wondering, as are most of the boomer guys: which guy won the lottery? and how can i enter next year? 
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arf 1
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posted Sep-25-2007 12:00 PM
Robin...you were that sick and you ran a 1/2 in 1:50???? You are amazing and so beautiful, and someday we just HAVE to meet!Congrats kiddo and I still say your baby is the cutest little guy in the universe...gorgeous pics! arf
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Canfit
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posted Sep-25-2007 12:41 PM
Great run under tough conditions, Robin! (i.e. your cold, not the venue!) I was expecting some really really slow race, so when I saw 1:50 I laughed ...that's still pretty darn fast for most of us.
My grand-daughters wondered why I didn't stop the first time they saw me race too. It took them a while to understand that. Now they think I get a medal every time I go running! I'm working on that one.
PJ
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DaveinAA
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posted Sep-25-2007 12:47 PM
Wonderful pics, Robin, what a gorgeous place for a race. Glad you made it to the finish OK... with two good lungs you'll be flying again.
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bobscamman
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posted Sep-25-2007 01:35 PM
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Originally posted by mcsolar99:
but i'm still wondering, as are most of the boomer guys: which guy won the lottery? and how can i enter next year?
Robin, although we met and I congratulated you at the race and in a separate e-mail I wanted to send my congratulations via our board as well. Considering your wheezing and hacking (both of which I can attest to) you did a spectacular job. Way to preservere under such tough conditions, but on the other hand, what a beautiful location for this race...yes? I hope to post photos for everyone to see of the course and of some of the finishers including you Robin! mc as far as the "one luycky guy" goes ... he was Eric Vermilya from New York and he finished hand in hand with his girlfriend with a net time of 2:15:22 469/OA and 1st in his division! That must have been a great deal of fun.  ------------------
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Lil Engine
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posted Sep-26-2007 09:56 PM
I just got back into town, so I'm getting caught up, and I just had to say...AWESOME. Just finishing when recovering from pneumonia is amazing; your time is awe inspiring!------------------
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