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July Fourth Sanibel Half Marathon
July 4th 2008 ear-marked the first annual Sanibel Island
Half Marathon. It was a blazing hot day and each one of us
had our “issues” – some had injuries, some
did poorly in the heat, some had never run more than 10 miles – but
somehow, we all managed to finish the well-marked, well-supported
Half Marathon. The best part about the race was that all
the participants were people who I love and love to train
with! My friends and I from Chicagoland all flew down on
South West Airlines to meet up with the friends from FL.
The aid stations were manned by local FL friends – our
neighbor Ted and my dad; our friends Larry and Linda who
are local artists; as well as Evette and Cameron. My sister
captured the day on film. It was great fun.
We sang the Star Spangled Banner at 5:30AM and were off into
the darkness – with only the light of someone’s
IPOD to show us the way. The course headed down the multiuse
trail to the east end of the island to the Light House, then
back out to the beach, out Gulfside City Park, up Algiers
onto the multiuse trail, through the Ding Darling Wildlife
Refuge, back out onto the beach, and back to the start – exactly
13.1 miles which was GPS’d by Ross and Bill Winslow
who were riding around on bikes making sure everyone was
okay. The aid stations provided cold Gatorade, water, ice
in baggies, sponges and words of encouragement. We needed
everything because boy was it HOT!
Bill Sawyer took first place, Giulia Isetti came in second.
All of us finished and were very happy to do so, considering
the conditions. We had a blast being together! We hope to
do it again next year!
Here are a few pictures from the day: |
The group of us prior to the Sanibel Half Marathon.
(runners & volunteers) |
The group of us prior to the Sanibel Half Marathon.
(runners only) |
Our friend Cameron held the flag as we sang
the
Star Spangled Banner. |
Here we are singing our hearts out! |
Yes, we started in the dark – 5:45AM! |
Giulia in good form! |
Nicole running along the beach with a smile
on her face! |
Marion displaying the finishers medals! |
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