I enjoyed the start of the 2006 Seattle Marathon while eating a bowl of cereal on the floor of my family room in front of my TV and a gas fireplace.
By unofficial count, 15 members of our team did either the 1/2 or full marathon in probably the worst weather for that event in the last 5 years or so. Good for you!
One of the morning news channels had a cameraman out at the start and captured a smiling Mary Hanna, humbly telling Seattle viewers this would be her 9th consecutive tour of the course. She was quite positive - giddy almost. Mary went on to take 5th place overall in the women's 1/2 marathon. A great display of how a positive attitude can impact a race result.
Athletes' stories are trickling in. I've heard of a few personal bests, seen evidence on the results page of first-time finishers at that distance, and that a few of our athletes managed to cross the finish line together. Good stuff.
Our congratulations to the collection of runners and multisport athletes from Raise the Bar and beyond that braved the coldest conditions Thanksgiving weekend has dished out in quite a few years.
Patty
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