Becky Thompson

Almost time! Have a great run this weekend-I'll be thinking of you :-)

Thanks Becky-I'm doing well. Training for the California International Marathon now...yesterday I did a half and have another one scheduled next month as tune ups to the marathon. My legs are THROBBING today!!!! Are you getting excited for the Marine Corps Marathon?

Sorry for taking so long to respond. I haven't been on Athlinks for a while. The Tri training is going good. I have an upcoming bike ride from South Charleson to Lilly Chapel on Wed with my friend. I'll log about 50 miles. I'm planning a family picnic at Cowan Lake this Sunday and of course I planned it around a little kayak endeavor. Got to get my water sport training in too. I still log 8 miles running every other day. It is getting much harder for me now that the temperature is up. I am planning on doing a dry run of the Tri a few weeks before race day to see how I do. I have to work on my transitions. I need Andrew to be there ready with shoes in hand so I can slip into them from the kayak. I will need him to hand off my helmet and gloves for the bike part too. It should be a lot of fun.

Hey Becky, hope your injury is healing nicely and you are getting in some good running. Just wanted to say hey.

Yep, I gots me a lofty goal, but I think I can do it. LOL! Luckily the calf thingie was just a pull and nothing major. It actually the doc said it was something going on with the metatarsals in my foot. He gave me an orthodic to put in my shoe. I was evidently compensating for my foot problem which caused undue stress on my calf----hence the pull. Now that the foot problem seems to be "fixed" and my calf pull has just about healed, I'm ready to roll! (knock wood, fingers crossed, four-leaf clover in my back pocket....)

Hi Becky. I guess I did get a negative split. I didn't realize it at first. The second half was easier since it was downhill and we had very good weather. It was around 50F with a slight drizzle before the race. The rain stopped when the canon went off. I felt very good the whole way through, with the IT band only getting sore and not causing any major issues at mile 11. The crowd was super. They kept me going. I found my neice at the starting line and we ran it together. That helps when you can talk to someone - it makes the race seem so much shorter. She was a big help to me as well. I have to admit, it was the biggest race I had ever been in. There were over 13,000 (4400 full and 8600 half). I was blown away at the pile of clothes and garbage bags that were left at the starting line. Runners were shedding everything. Most of the runners had the sense to pitch their stuff in the median rather than letting others trip on it. I had to watch out for bags for the first half mile. I certainly didn't want to fall.

We really did stand out by mile 25.5 and look for you..I had the camera ready..I thought you might have been finished allready..Alice said you may be slower than normal..Nothing was working out..I did 1:52 something...I have run in heat before and its just a matter of time before it gets you...

Thanks Becky! Yep, 2007 was a great racing year for me, then 2008 was kind of a dud. Hoping to get back in the swing this spring/summer. Definitely looking forward to running the Marine Corps in the fall. Hoping maybe I'll finally qualify for Boston.