Proud Dad

OK y'all I have to share.

My eldest daughter Chelsea ran the Tupelo Marathon this morning in order to attempt her BQ (3:35:00). She's trained real consistently and hard, following the Pfitz 18 wk, 55 mile plan. I was concerned as the dewpoint this morning at 5am was 73 degrees and I know that absolutely kills me. We talked about pacing, strategies, hydration, fueling, etc. (this is her 5th marathon and has run Bos once already) but I couldn't really offer much comfort beyond "trust your training". She's been living in Atlanta so that was a pretty good training ground for the heat and humidity.

Result: 3:19:09 > FIRST FEMALE > 7th OA

I have a legit marathon champ in the family. Not just AG winners. That is so kewl.

Sorry - but I had to brag.

That's awesome! Two ladies I run with ran Tupelo this morning. I heard it was hot! Congratulations to your daughter!!

Congratulations to you both! What an awesome accomplishment, tell her great job!

Bragging is good in a case like this. Congratulations.

Brag away. That's fantastic!

Congrats, Dad!

Awesome!! And you have the right to be a proud daddy! I hoping to be able to do the same thing in the future.

Congratulations to you both and thanks for sharing.

Congrats to both of you. What a great marathon time in the humidity down there!

Congrats, that is a great time in those conditions. Very impressive win.

Outstanding!!
Big congrats!

BAD ASS!!!!!

Wow! That's getting your BQ with STYLE!! Tremendous achievement!

Dave-O wrote:BAD ASS!!!!!

ha - good emoticon Dave. She won $100.

Good gene!

Wow, Congratulations to you both!!!!!!

By the way, did she run the Crim?

Michele "1L" Keane wrote:Wow, Congratulations to you both!!!!!!

By the way, did she run the Crim?

No, she decided to pass on the race. She came in for a wedding and decided that the bachelorette party Fri nite had to take precedence over running a race. I think her friends got to her. Knowing she had Tueplo the next weekend it was an easy decision in the end.

Nice!

Fantastic. To go under 3:20 with a target of 3:35!!!

Congrats Chelsea!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you, everyone, for all of your kind words and support. I really appreciate it! It's really weird to say I "won" a marathon vs. I "run" marathons. Tupelo is a nice little event, with great volunteers and a great race director. If you don't need a lot of crowd support, don't mind the humidity, and don't mind running through country roads with cows mooing at you, then I'd say go to Tupelo.

Unfortunately I couldn't recruit anybody to make the drive out from Atlanta with me, but the people after the race were all very friendly and a fun group to hang out with. And I drove up to Nashville after I showered to meet up and celebrate with some friends So it was definitely a great experience.

Thanks again for all of your responses to my dad's post!

Chelsea

Very impressive time and race! Congrats Chelsea and dad!!

Wow! You are right to be proud.

Congrats!