Stephanie is Ready to take on the Mount Desert Marathon in ME!
Time is TBD
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Award Winning course, on an island in Maine in the autumn - NOT CANCELLED. What more could you ask for! GO STEPH!!!
Time & Location
Time is TBD
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About the Event
I'm inspired by Meggy (who I've known since we were little on Star Island), and all of you. I registered to run the Mount Desert Island Marathon on October 18th. I've been jogging for fitness much of my life, but never raced more than a 5K. I am 44 and have grey hair, but I am strong. I get obsessive about activities that combine art and science - glasswork, baking and now running seems to fit into this too. I have gone and back and forth in my mind - thinking this is an awesome year or the worst year to run a marathon. But my kids are finally old enough to leave while I run, and running has been my little escape during the crazy. I feel ready to take this on, and I start my official training today.
The challenge for me will be a bad hip. I…