Dawn H. 5:20:00
Corinne C. 6:30:28
If there were nothing more to this post then these three times, it would be a simple statement of fact: the time taken by three women to cover the distance 26.2 miles. But that face value does nothing to convey the tremendous meaning and context of these accomplishments.
Corinne runs a personal training company called Phit-N-Phat(.com). She uses her marathon training to inspire other wpmen. Read her race report entitled: What I Learned About Me Through the Marathon Journey [link here]
Photo: Corinne crossing the finish line with the Phit-N-Phat gals.
Jessika is in the middle of two year plan to do a full iron-distance before age 30. She wanted to do a marathon in the spring to help get ready for a November iron at Beach 2 Battleship. In this race she achieved a 30 minute personal best! I think most people would be pretty impressed by that, but Jessika sets high goals for herself. She wanted to go 10 minutes faster. We have had some good talks about dealing with disappointment. We are so proud of her.
Photo: Jessika in the enjoyable early miles, and crossing the finishing line slightly less than stoked.
Dawn commited to doing Little Rock with Jessika and promptly got slammed at work. However she used her mental toughness and got through the race just fine. This performance illustrates the point that the most important aspect of marathon training is getting to the finish line healthy. If you are healthy you can get through it. Dawn has used this achievement to springboard back into tri training. She is now focused on cycling and swimming, even though she prefers running and lifting.
Photo: Dawn and Jessika done with the marathon, and thirsty.
Great job Girls on the Run. Your coach is impressed.
Stephen Taylor
Nashville Endurance Coach
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