Iron Pol

Rural Girl's latest post is full of interesting pieces of information.  First, her husband is going to tackle his first half-marathon at that race.  It is always awesome to see people challenging themselves.  Who knows, in the future, it might be Rural Girl playing sherpa at a big race.  Having spent quite a bit of time with her family, I know she would jump right into it, and I know she will support her husband as he trains for and completes this race.

She also indicated she will attempt to set a new PR for the marathon.  In the process, she will try to break the 4-hour mark.  That is a huge personal challenge, and I know she is up to the task.

How do I know that?  Because I've raced with her in a couple different events, and I've seen her abilities.  I know how she stacks up against me, and I know what I'm capable of doing.

While it might be challenging for us to schedule training runs together, I will do all I can to help motivate her in her quest.  And there is one thing to which I KNOW she responds.  So...

Here's a little picture of me from my the 2006 Fox Cities Marathon, where I set my PR at that distance.  I believe my chip time was something like 3:54, but the clock shows enough to paint the picture.  So, I'm POSITIVE Rural Girl has a sub-4 hour marathon in those legs of hers.  All she has to do is find out if Las Vegas is where she runs that race.

Go get it, Rural Girl!

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