Monday, May 05, 2008

Bloomsday Run!

Lindsay posted about it!
Kristie posted about it!
I need to post about it, too!

We did it!
Just a few blisters...
Just a few sore muscles...
More than a few smiles...
More than a fantastic memory.
This was my 5th Bloomsday Run
Each time I'm overwhelmed by the sheer mass of people.
Everyone is smiling.
Everyone seems friendly.
Nobody is a stranger.
We are all in it together.

Here we are....somewhere....look for Lindsay's pink tank top!
It's not the best shot but all 3 of us are in it.
Look right below the clock on the left.
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Here are my results:
Finish Time: 1:56:27
Overall Place: 21,801 out of 42,697
Ran with a pace of 15:36 per mile
The average pace for 37-year-olds was 14:56
Placed 424th among people the same age
Placed 18th among people from Pendleton, OR
Placed 480th among people from the State of Oregon
Placed 1st among people with the same last name
Placed 11,029th among females
Placed 250th out of 504 among 37-year-old females

9 comments:

Tracy Aldous said...

Way to go! I've never done more than a 5K, so you rock!

Stacey said...

Wow Wow!! Maybe I need to catch this running bug! You all make it sound actually fun!

Kristie said...

Yeah!!!

Thanks for the link to our picture!!

just an awesome experience!! Can't wait to do this again!!!

kirsten said...

Good job Stacey!
I can't believe you placed FIRST among people with the same last name!!
WAY TO GO, GIRL!

Anne said...

I had no idea it was such a big race. Seriously...huge! How many people from Pendleton go up there?

Ronda said...

I so missed you girls on Sunday! So very proud of you! Next year, here we come!!!

Your stats ~ they are AMAZING!!!!!
Can I get your autograph?

Michelle said...

I love all the stats! :) And I love your banner. btw- I am friends with many of your friends... not a complete stranger. I work at DV in H, so I see your husband a lot. Congrats on the successful 5th time at Bloomsday. I am impressed with you ladies.

Pendleton Pathways: International Travel said...

I loved your stats among people with your first name. That could be the way I could guage sucess if I entered an event. I don't come across many Athenas.

Melisa Jo said...

It was a few years ago when Ronda told me she was getting ready for this event. I encouraged her and told her "you go girl", thinking the whole time that this kinda thing is not for me. But now this year I look at all those people and I see the Peeps I know and I think, well maybe by next year I could put this on my list of accomplishments. It's still a little scary to think about, but I'm seriously going to consider it! It's not like I don't have a whole year to get busy with it!