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Iron Legs 50 Miler – Thank You

// August 15th, 2011 // Running

On Saturday I completed my first ultramarathon, the Iron Legs 50 Miler. It was tough, mostly mentally but also physically.

A heartfelt thank you to the following people:

• All volunteers who helped at the aid stations
• Bruce who inspired me to enter the race one year earlier
• Mike and Colin for answering my newbie running questions
• Leslie for making me laugh while everyone else was so serious
• Heather a stranger who kept me in the race by stopping to give me salt pills
• Mark for sharing Vince’s blog post (I chanted “Pain is the gift” over and over during 3hrs of cramping)
• Iron Mommas: Alison, Christa and Kim (“Just think, only 30km and you’re done!”)
• Chris for always being stoked
• Christian and the Ambler crew
• Jodi and the lulu crew
• Eamonn and Steve for the heckling
• Semple for laughing heartily every time voiced my enthusiasm for running
• Laura for the tasty snacks
• Andrew and Olivia for waiting at the finish
• Everyone who voiced kind words when the race was over
• Mom and Dad for babysitting Natalia.
• Kate for telling me (halfway through) I couldn’t come home until I finished the 4 corners of Canmore, tending to me after running her own race and for understanding my need to play in the hills.