As I'm about 50 posts behind, having
not blogged since last JULY (Yeesh!), I imagine there's no one left
out there who is still checking in to read this. But I am a former
student of journalism, so when I find myself privy to a scoop, my journalistic
instinct kicks in and I simply must put it out there. So, if anyone
stumbles across this post, just remember, you read it here first!
Today, my little sister Mel was the
only Canadian to run the Chicago Lakefront Ultra Marathon. For those
not familiar, that is FIFTY FREAKING KILOMETERS! I complain if I have
to drive that far! So, while she has shamelessly
shirked the proud family tradition of sitting in front of the TV
eating chips and complaining about being fat, she's made up for it in
other ways.
But that's not all. She finished this
feat of madness in the ridiculous time of 4:19, and was the 4th
female finisher, missing third place by less than 20 seconds! And she
placed 13th overall! That's not just an exciting Facebook
brag for her friends and family. In my (completely unbiased) opinion,
here in Canada, that is NEWS!
Here's a picture of Mel at the starting
line. I dread to think what she must have looked like at the
finish...
I've harassed her local paper to ensure
she gets some real media recognition for this, as she's humble enough to just
quietly go back home and carry on as normal. Because this event does
not get the same media attention as something like Boston, this could
easily get brushed under the carpet. Frankly, it is my journalistic
duty to see that that does not happen.
And now that I've beaten the
competition and gotten this hot story out there (I can't confirm
anything officially, but it is rumored that I was the
inspiration for Kate Mara's character on House of Cards), I'm hoping
tonight she will take a break from her grueling training schedule to
eat a large bag of Doritos in front of the TV.
You know, for old times' sake.
9 comments:
Congratulations to your sister! Hope you are doing well!
That is indeed an impressive accomplishment! Congrats to your sister the endurance athlete! I didn't even know there was such a thing as an ultra-marathon. I'm on the couch-and-chips brigade.
Congrats! I missed your posts :-) But I haven't posted anything in ages either, too busy...
Well, now...
I have been gone a long time, too.
Congratulations to your sister for having completed her race!
I haven't posted in a sow's age. Caught this today though! Good for your sister!!!! And for you for posting! ~Rebeccaflys
Welcome back by giving us this scoop. Good for your sister, I will sit on my sofa with chips to marvel at her (unnatural really) achievement.
Hope you and all the gang are keeping really well.
Congrats to her! Hope you are doing well and are gearing up for summer! (Summer???) It's still chilly here and we only have 3 days of school left! I wish it would warm up. So. . . . .when are you going to be running your (however long that distance is that you mentioned) race? I've only done a half-marathon and never intend to do longer than that.
I need to know how you made that om nom costume! I don't have a sewing machine but am going to try my best
I wish I could reply to specific comments here. Okay, Om Nom was a couple of years ago (ask me if I've even started on my kids' costumes yet this year...), but as I recall, I looked at a picture, and cut out 4 green body-shaped circles, stuck a layer of batting between 2 for the front and 2 for the back and sewed them together (could likely be done with hot glue if you're not a sew-er!). So I had 2 quilted circles, one for the front and one for the back. I sewed them together at the shoulders and under the arms so my kid could wear them. The stuff on the front was again just copied from the picture, made with felt, and sewed on the front (again, hot glue!). The headpiece was a strap and a stuffed bag-like piece sewn sturdily on top. Good luck!
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