Monday, February 22, 2010

BOSTON BOSTON BOSTONNNNNNNN!!!!

I ran the HMRRC winter marathon yesterday and guess what? (like you have to guess after reading the title)... I MADE BQ TIME!!!! 3:35:41!

I couldn't be more excited, especially after some of the races I've had lately. First I ran a double in Jan and hurt my ankle. Then I had the Myrtle Beach Marathon cancelled last week, taking away NY (this week) as my official halfway there marathon. Well yesterday made up for all of that! I ran my first BQ time. This takes a LOAD of stress off me since A) This is a huge goal in general and B) I have always planned on running Boston as my 50th state in 2011. That meant I HAD to make it asap-- talk about putting unnecessary pressure on yourself.

I ran with tons of support from my pit crew chief, MB, and Jenn who was running on my relay team-- oh yeah, the first 9 miles of the marathon also counted as the first leg of a relay. Our relay team came in 3rd in our division with a 3:53:30. Good job MB & Jenn! Friends and family were at the finish and I ran in crying my eyes out along with MB (happy crying of course).

More to come on my post-race throughts and the post race "Almost Halfway There Party!" Sneak preview: I made a second accomplishment for the day-- consumed the most martinis I have ever had in my entire life!
Posted by Stephanie Estridge at 8:35 AM
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31 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2010 at 8:48 AM

    congratulations! way to go.
    -beth

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  2. LibbyFebruary 22, 2010 at 8:50 AM

    YAY!!!! Congrats on your BQ girl!! You deserve it! Can't wait to read the report!

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  3. rUntoNamAsteFebruary 22, 2010 at 8:54 AM

    Amazing! Congratulations :)

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2010 at 8:58 AM

    Congratulations! That's awesome. I can't wait to read all about it.

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  5. brianFebruary 22, 2010 at 9:07 AM

    Congratulations on your BQ!! Awesome!!

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  6. ManderzFebruary 22, 2010 at 9:18 AM

    WOW!! That is amazing. I am super impressed considering the brutal winds - you rock! Sorry we didnt get chance to meet but I did spot you out there in your shorts!

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  7. AronFebruary 22, 2010 at 9:26 AM

    sooooooooo exciting!!!! CONGRATS girl!

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  8. Anna BananaFebruary 22, 2010 at 9:40 AM

    YAAAAAY! I'm so jealous and I hope I will get there sooner than later! I can't wait to read the report!

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  9. SuzyFebruary 22, 2010 at 9:50 AM

    Congratulations!!! I saw you cross the finishline and it was great. And...the wind gusts were up to 41 mph according to my teammates. It was nice meeting you, albeit briefly.

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  10. MarleneFebruary 22, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    BOSTON BABY!!!!!!!! Congratulations Steph!!! What a massive accomplishment and soooo exciting that you will get to finish off your 50 states at the big one next year. SO HAPPY FOR YOU!

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  11. Questionably TexanFebruary 22, 2010 at 10:30 AM

    Congrats!!! Boston will be such an epic way of finishing out your historic 50-state journey. Awesome.

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  12. Shellyrm ~ just a country runnerFebruary 22, 2010 at 10:39 AM

    Amazing job!! Congrats on a great qualifing time. What a great way to end out your 50 marathons.

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  13. Jen FeenyFebruary 22, 2010 at 11:15 AM

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH <- This is me actually screaming!!! SO EXCITED for you!!!!! Congrats girl!!!!!!!! Can't wait to hear all about it! I want 100% details ASAP!

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  14. VelmaFebruary 22, 2010 at 11:39 AM

    YEA!!!!!!

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  15. JulianaFebruary 22, 2010 at 12:17 PM

    Congrats indeed. What an amazing time you had!!!!

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  16. LauraFebruary 22, 2010 at 12:56 PM

    Congratulations on the BQ and on the martinis! Now that's my kind of running style :)

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  17. TeamarciaFebruary 22, 2010 at 1:42 PM

    Congrats girlfriend! I am so proud of you, but not surprised at all as I'm a firm believer in your awesomeness!! Boston 2011. I need to start planning that partay pronto!

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  18. TeamarciaFebruary 22, 2010 at 1:43 PM

    PS thanks for your comments re: the tibialis. So glad to hear the pain went away. My doc worked mine over pretty good today.

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  19. TMB @ RACING WITH BABESFebruary 22, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    Congrats! What an awesome accomplishment! You rock!

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  20. CaseyFebruary 22, 2010 at 4:11 PM

    you rock, Rock!

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  21. EmilyFebruary 22, 2010 at 4:26 PM

    YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!

    CONGRATS! BQ, home state, martinis! AAAH! SO AMAZING! Can't wait to read the full report ASAP! See you in Boston 2011!

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  22. EBFebruary 22, 2010 at 6:06 PM

    Congrats!!!! How exciting to make Boston #50!

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  23. Mel-2nd ChancesFebruary 22, 2010 at 7:28 PM

    AWESOME!!! Congrats! You totally deserve it :)

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  24. rinusrunningFebruary 23, 2010 at 3:36 AM

    Congrats and great news..
    Rinus.
    www.rinusrunning.nl

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  25. chris mcpeakeFebruary 23, 2010 at 5:08 AM

    Great job,
    its a huge accomplishment.
    congrats

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  26. EwaFebruary 23, 2010 at 5:27 AM

    Congratulation on consuming the most martinis!!! Oh, and congrats on BQ also. :)
    Really, this is fantastic! I am envious of both.

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  27. Janice {Run Far}February 23, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    yay. congrats to you. Boston as your 50th... awesome.

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  28. MarciFebruary 23, 2010 at 2:15 PM

    Congratulations!!! So great you qualified!

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  29. misszippyFebruary 25, 2010 at 9:58 AM

    Congratulations to you! That's awesome. Especially impressive when you are running so many. Too bad you can't do it this year.

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  30. HannahFebruary 26, 2010 at 9:03 AM

    WOW! What an accomplishment! Way to go! I can't imagine how awesome you must feel. Good for you!

    (I got to your blog from Tall Mom's blog. I'm running RnR Seattle, too!)

    Let me know when you come to Kansas! :)

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  31. RunningLaurFebruary 26, 2010 at 11:30 AM

    Congratulations!!!! That's huge!

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