tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post8204395055821040357..comments2023-11-02T06:38:38.409-04:00Comments on The Unexpected Runner: DFLThe Unexpected Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00467755895086463711noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-73565843076680257922012-01-26T02:38:50.401-05:002012-01-26T02:38:50.401-05:00I haven't even watched it yet but the comments...I haven't even watched it yet but the comments already have me convinced I'm going to cry. Thanks for sharing this from a perspective we don't often think about.Suz and Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703593542540533784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-48406687251229471932012-01-25T19:30:40.682-05:002012-01-25T19:30:40.682-05:00That video is so amazing! My eyes filled with tea...That video is so amazing! My eyes filled with tears more than once. Watching her brought back so many memories of my first marathon and the feelings that I went through. Thanks for sharing it:)Rachelle Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09617310026581589214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-80518682246416488302012-01-25T17:42:52.700-05:002012-01-25T17:42:52.700-05:00When the race director heard her story they kept t...When the race director heard her story they kept the course open and she did finish! It was awesome!The Unexpected Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467755895086463711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-19441514361953652782012-01-25T17:39:59.200-05:002012-01-25T17:39:59.200-05:00Wow! Hope you didn't slip into a coma ;-)
Than...Wow! Hope you didn't slip into a coma ;-)<br />Thanks! I am humbled that you spent that kind of time reading them all....welcome to my crazy corner of the world:)The Unexpected Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467755895086463711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-63138684517792408902012-01-25T17:30:50.050-05:002012-01-25T17:30:50.050-05:00I did it! I read all of your posts! I love your st...I did it! I read all of your posts! I love your stories and that your family runs together (or at least on the same day)!!Frickin' Fabulous at 40https://www.blogger.com/profile/14853674225662132643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-32767758667133117332012-01-25T13:51:12.900-05:002012-01-25T13:51:12.900-05:00So awesome! And agreed...more inspiring to me than...So awesome! And agreed...more inspiring to me than elite marathoners :)XLMIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268964638359962511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-56604168715722157572012-01-24T22:07:31.330-05:002012-01-24T22:07:31.330-05:00Thank you for sharing this!Thank you for sharing this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682010895114305173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-22798778053732403132012-01-24T21:41:13.947-05:002012-01-24T21:41:13.947-05:00Wow. This really made me cry. Her finish time wa...Wow. This really made me cry. Her finish time was 30 minutes faster than my first marathon.The Green Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02319714826599995511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-32151179643044177712012-01-24T21:40:58.552-05:002012-01-24T21:40:58.552-05:00Thank you for sharing! Those were amazing stories....Thank you for sharing! Those were amazing stories. I'm not sure I'm mentally tough enough (yet?) to have done what they did, but I think that's one thing I'm working on and learning to do: overcome the mental obstacles that usually get into my way.SPMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14909079397331969823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-20945095085530084492012-01-24T06:05:10.370-05:002012-01-24T06:05:10.370-05:00It's always so amazing to see people's jou...It's always so amazing to see people's journeys. I joke about being last all the time, but have never actually been anywhere close. It takes some guts to actually be there and keep preserving! I can't imagine being at mile 21 and them telling me my marathon wouldn't count! Good for her for pushing on regardless! What a story.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584071206419891364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-7234602363877308202012-01-23T22:29:49.258-05:002012-01-23T22:29:49.258-05:00I think one of the best things about the blog worl...I think one of the best things about the blog world is the ability to see that not everyone is above average and that being slow or last or whatever doesn't mean you're any less of a runner. And I've never achieved DFL, but I've been 3rd last. Whatevs.Kate Geisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854561265520868538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-65379475555094291532012-01-23T22:21:35.510-05:002012-01-23T22:21:35.510-05:00I can't relate to the elite runners either!I can't relate to the elite runners either!Dr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04827541464591693039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-8390482556506837792012-01-23T21:39:53.955-05:002012-01-23T21:39:53.955-05:00I loved that video! I will feel honored to run in...I loved that video! I will feel honored to run in her footsteps on September 30, 2012!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322401836230674889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-82029396414256346282012-01-23T21:16:21.444-05:002012-01-23T21:16:21.444-05:00She didn't give up and she finished. That'...She didn't give up and she finished. That's all that matters. Awesome video.Josehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829768985992040896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-44863989790833459132012-01-23T21:15:09.091-05:002012-01-23T21:15:09.091-05:00I love those inspirational stories but have to wai...I love those inspirational stories but have to wait to the family goes to bed so they don't see me tear up :-).Ransickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14084824367872613487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-37096305246007150342012-01-23T16:16:56.753-05:002012-01-23T16:16:56.753-05:00I was crying at .75 miles and bawling at the end. ...I was crying at .75 miles and bawling at the end. So proud of her and every person that throws their hat in the ring to be a marathoner, even if they don't finish. The hope that you too can be an athlete and finish 26.2 miles is admirable. One day...Frickin' Fabulous at 40https://www.blogger.com/profile/14853674225662132643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-90215053710883843962012-01-23T15:28:45.602-05:002012-01-23T15:28:45.602-05:00I haven't read the stories yet and haven't...I haven't read the stories yet and haven't watched the video yet, but I'm one of those DFL runners. Being at the back of the pack can be pretty liberating because it lets you see ahead to all you have yet to accomplish. Going to go watch the video now...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775254688394259213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855701495072852475.post-16160398501466345652012-01-23T13:43:33.983-05:002012-01-23T13:43:33.983-05:00this has me in tears - amazing...this has me in tears - amazing...bobbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04527731795745786604noreply@blogger.com