Comments on: Spirit of the Marathon http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/05/30/spirit-marathon/ The adventures of a new freelance copywriter Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:01:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: steph http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/05/30/spirit-marathon/#comment-4678 steph Sat, 31 May 2008 04:10:14 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=422#comment-4678 Any time. I look forward to your post about how it was! Any time. I look forward to your post about how it was!

]]> By: Beth http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/05/30/spirit-marathon/#comment-4673 Beth Fri, 30 May 2008 19:55:55 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=422#comment-4673 Steph, You should have seen the four of us crying last night during the movie. I haven't waited at the finish line before, but people tell me it's quite emotional to see the moms crossing the finish line hand in hand with their children who have run up to greet them, the exhausted runners so triumphant yet, umm exhausted... The intensity is intoxicating. For each and every person this is a huge accomplishment, and the camaraderie is like nothing I have felt. Thanks for the support and your kind words. They help keep us going. Steph,

You should have seen the four of us crying last night during the movie. I haven’t waited at the finish line before, but people tell me it’s quite emotional to see the moms crossing the finish line hand in hand with their children who have run up to greet them, the exhausted runners so triumphant yet, umm exhausted… The intensity is intoxicating. For each and every person this is a huge accomplishment, and the camaraderie is like nothing I have felt.

Thanks for the support and your kind words. They help keep us going.

]]> By: steph http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/05/30/spirit-marathon/#comment-4671 steph Fri, 30 May 2008 18:23:58 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=422#comment-4671 Beth: I don't know if it's PMS or what but that trailer brought tears to my eyes!! I'm totally choked up. I guess I've never thought that much about the run and the length of it, the physical demands. You are a strong person for watching this before your race: the music and watching how straining it is made the whole thing terrifying for me. I was gasping when that runner was barely standing as she crossed the finish. I'm not sure she was even fully conscious and I think I'll never forget that image. There is nothing more significant than getting past the ultimate physical and mental adversities (marathons, climbing mountains, and the like) in discovering your full potential as a human being. It's very powerful to me and I love seeing that triumph. I wish this for you and I really admire you. Good luck on Sunday! (It seems such a weak thing to say in light of what you're facing.) I'll be rooting for you, and the million others, too. Beth: I don’t know if it’s PMS or what but that trailer brought tears to my eyes!! I’m totally choked up. I guess I’ve never thought that much about the run and the length of it, the physical demands. You are a strong person for watching this before your race: the music and watching how straining it is made the whole thing terrifying for me. I was gasping when that runner was barely standing as she crossed the finish. I’m not sure she was even fully conscious and I think I’ll never forget that image.

There is nothing more significant than getting past the ultimate physical and mental adversities (marathons, climbing mountains, and the like) in discovering your full potential as a human being. It’s very powerful to me and I love seeing that triumph. I wish this for you and I really admire you. Good luck on Sunday! (It seems such a weak thing to say in light of what you’re facing.) I’ll be rooting for you, and the million others, too.

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