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GCAM17
Hello my lovelies, its been quite a while since I have bored you with medal obsession so today is the day, I am sorry to say, I do it again.
Competed in the 5.7km event at The Gold Coast Airport Marathon on July 1st aka GCAM17. Happy to say I ran the entire way & completed it in 43.19 minutes.
Not only was I VERY happy to get me another Medal for my collection but it was a beautiful weekend away with a bunch of other Highlands parkrunners competing in the 5.7km event like me or the 1/2 marathon or even the full marathon. My son, Matty, competed in the 1/2 & finished @ 2 hours 5 mins, with no training other than his 5km parkrun each week, oh whats its like to be 27!!!! Everyone of us finished our events, no injuries, no pull outs & had a great weekend away in QLD.
So here it is the inevitable photo... yes I am way proud of myself!!
Competed in the 5.7km event at The Gold Coast Airport Marathon on July 1st aka GCAM17. Happy to say I ran the entire way & completed it in 43.19 minutes.
Not only was I VERY happy to get me another Medal for my collection but it was a beautiful weekend away with a bunch of other Highlands parkrunners competing in the 5.7km event like me or the 1/2 marathon or even the full marathon. My son, Matty, competed in the 1/2 & finished @ 2 hours 5 mins, with no training other than his 5km parkrun each week, oh whats its like to be 27!!!! Everyone of us finished our events, no injuries, no pull outs & had a great weekend away in QLD.
So here it is the inevitable photo... yes I am way proud of myself!!
13 Replies
- Awesome indeed Cate. You are a superstar. xxxxx
- @Cate64 she is a very experienced marathon runner and has done tonnes so being a pacer was a walk in the park for her. You my friend are the real hero in this story after all you've been through. You go girl!!!
Paula xx - Cate sounds like you had a blast! I'm so happy for you! :) x
- hello @melclarity its been a long time girl :)
The whole weekend was heaps of fun but sooooo exhausting, we were on the go from 4am Friday morning till about 9pm Monday night....
suffering scanxiety this week & next week till i see the Onc... I feel fine but you just never know huh??
Hugs right back at ya :) - Go Cate!!!!! You are a legend!!! Looks like you had so much fun!!! Good for the Soul!!! hugs Melinda xo
- @mum2jj well done your sister!!!! A full marathon & as a pacer........... omg that is a real achievement....
- Fantastic. My sister did the 5.7kms in honor of my Mum and Dad who usually do it but couldn't this year as they've been unwell. She also did the full marathon as a pacer for a runner from PNG. She's with the salvo striders. Well done you and love all your medals.
Paula xxx - @Hopes_and_Dreams I am good with that, I will compete in either the 5.7km or the 10km next year, depending on how well I am faring then. But this year I was part of the Cheer Squad for all our parkrunners competeing in the 1/2 & full marathons... So much fun though I beleive we all walked a marathon flipping between check points to cheer them on as they passed.... LOL we had Lara with her iPad tracking them to let us know who was where & which check point we should be at............ & the atmosphere is electric, love it PLUS you cant beat the Queensland winter weather :)
Its amazing how many km's you rack up just walking around doing day to day things like work:) - You are an inspiration @Cate64. Next GCAM we should organise a cheer squad of all our GC members!
I just got my first Fitbit yesterday so am having fun tracking my steps. I work in a bank but I am up and down helping clients and have walked 4.3km so far today! - @Hopes_and_Dreams - thats what I have achieved in the last 12 months, another year will see me buying another rack to hang them on.... I am, super proud of myself, being able to keep it up thru everything...
