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 Team Member: Bree Witteveen, Alaska
Bree's Marathon Quest. Written by: Bree November 11, 2006
It has been nearly a week since I finished the New York City Marathon and things are finally beginning to feel normal again. I'm sure you have all heard by now that I sucked up my pride and let Lance finish in front of me. I knew it meant more to him than me, so I just let him have this one.
Quick Facts:
Number of starters: 38,368
Number of finishers: 37,840
Number of Alaskan finishers: 33 (that's only 0.08%!!)
Number of women finishers: 12,312
My place: 6585 women; 25163 overall
My time: 4:42
Lance's Time: 2:59
Male Winner: 2:09:58
Female Winner: 2:25:05
Number of weeks to train: 18
Number of hours to train: 107:40
Number of miles logged: 614.15
Number of times I stopped to pee: zero
Number of times I saw others stopping to pee whenever they felt like it: at least 500 (bridges are a favorite!)
Number of foreign guys I saw in their tighty whities, rubbing themselves with body glide: 2
Number of times I was inspired on the course: countless
Number of times I was annoyed on the course: countless
Number of Sponge Bob aid stations: One
Strangest things seen on the course: What...you mean besides the public urination and tighty whitey incident? There are too many others to chose from!
Best Borough: Brooklyn
Coolest thing seen on the course: A runner stopping to kiss his elderly father
Amount raised for Team For Kids: $2,750.86!!!! (by the way, it's STILL not to late to donate!)
To congratulate Bree, email her today!
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