no way... i did it!!!
nuts right?!
ok. i have zero time to post the race-report, but i wanted to let those of you that didnt already look it up know.....
my official time: 5:32:48
not too bad for a newbie like me, eh?!
so. as far as photos and all go, nike doesn't have any up. but i do have this one (below)...
my first post-marathon french fry..... i have been sans fries since the say i signed up for the marathon. i was giddy with excitement (as you can tell) as i drank the sweet nectar that is coca cola classic and ate pure joy, in its delicious food-form.
race report will be up tonight! thank you so much, all of you, for your support. i cried when i read all the comments and emails from my friends and RBFamily. you all kept me going in my worst moments.. there are no words for my appreciation. thank you thank you and thank you.
Comments
DATE: 8:04 AM
Never, ever eat french fries again! They'll erode your time! You have to do another to beat your time here. (I liked the photo...the big ear to ear grin combined with the bit of guilt from the fries. The Coke is OK, why the old marathoners used to used defizzed Coke as their energy drink.Congratulations!
Posted by: Scooter | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 7:55 AM
Congratulations! I'm really happy for you. Enjoy those french fries, yummmmmmy... i can't wait to hear all about it.
Posted by: Raudel | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 7:33 AM
HURRAY!!! Congrats girl! I read your race time and was so excited that you did it!!! You deserve that coke and fries!~~Brandi
Posted by: Anonymous | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 8:47 AM
congrats on your marathon. I did my first one two weeks ago. It was long and it was windy. It felt great. :)
Posted by: Cliff | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 8:11 AM
Finally, I can stop checking back here every 2 seconds to see your results! I can't wait to hear the breakdown of the race. You ROCK! Congratulations!
Posted by: The Running Red Sox Fan | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 9:00 AM
Ok, i just read your comment and NOW I AM CRYING AT WORK!! I hope you are happy! :) :) :)
Posted by: jeanne | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 8:52 AM
You da woMAN! i'm so excited and impressed I could cry! I will cry!You look FANTASTIC!!! AND YOUR TIME?? Is awesome. just AWESOME!!!xxooooooo
Posted by: jeanne | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 8:47 AM
Congratulations! Way cool. :)
Posted by: The Running Blogfather | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 9:15 AM
Fantastic! Welcome to the Marathon Club! I'm sorry we didn't get to meet up. But if you're still interested in moving to San Francisco, I always need running buddies to get me out the door. (You need them with these hills, right?!)I hope Sunday was one of the best days of your life. If it doesn't feel that way yet, it will soon. Go get a massage and keep on running. Again, congratulations!
Posted by: Nic | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 10:00 AM
Awesome, you are a marathoner and a runner now!Can't wait to hear the gory details... ;)
Posted by: Flatman | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 9:51 AM
Congrats!! And you deserve a full WEEK of fries and Coke :-)
Posted by: Sarah | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 9:48 AM
YEAH!! We've been dying all weekend for you to get back and let us know how you did! CONGRATULATIONS!! Now hurry up and post that race report tonight!!
Posted by: Rae | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 10:16 AM
Congratulations! I am so happy for you! I can't wait to read all of the details...and I hope you're bringing up the fact that you are no a marathon runner to all of your friends and co-workers -- even strangers.
Posted by: Josh | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 10:16 AM
Congrats! Can't wait to hear all about it.
Posted by: Jennifer | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 10:16 AM
Congrats!!! I can't wait to hear how everything went. Good job!
Posted by: taskette | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 10:27 AM
Wooo hooo!! Kudos! high-fives! And just a little 'was there any doubt?'You did it marathoner! (oh, and please. Classic coke and fries. Who needs sweets when there are french fries to be eaten?)
Posted by: Running Chick | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 10:22 AM
Just stumbling around some blogs and wanted to say congratulations!"congratulations!"
Posted by: Jay | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 10:46 AM
Congrats! And awesome job!!!
Posted by: Joseph Vinciquerra | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 10:34 AM
complete awesomeness.congratulations!so...when's the next one???=D
Posted by: J | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 11:18 AM
Congratulations, Maria. Your excitement from all the runs up to the race must have paid off. You finished, and with an admirable time, too.As all the others said, welcome to the club. Just wait until the bug starts pestering you to find out what race is next. I'm currently trying to decide between Virginia Beach, VA in March or Cleveland, OH in May.Take some well deserved time of rest, and then you can change the name of your blog. Because, now, you ARE a runner. Feel free to join me in the anti-running marathon club. Perhaps we should start an official club, with shirts and everything.
Posted by: Tom | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 11:04 AM
yayyyy!!! I can't wait for your race report!! :-D
Posted by: plods | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 10:51 AM
Great job, girl!
Posted by: bitweever | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 11:30 AM
After the McD's bloating goes away let us know how the race went. Can't wait to read the report.
Posted by: Djgoldnboy | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 12:33 PM
YAY!I've been refreshing your blog since yesterday morning! I'm looking forward to the race report*pom pom*we knew you couldwe knew you wouldwe know you didwe're so proud kid! *pom pom*(yeah, i'm the same age, but kid rhymed)
Posted by: Running from my House | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 11:39 AM
Congratulations. Doesn't that post-marathon Coke taste great?
Posted by: Louis | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 1:17 PM
Dear Alejandra,Way to go, girl!!! You deserve the carbos!!! Enjoy! When Raudel ran the Boston Marathon, he ate copious amounts of spaghetti for a few days, if my memory serves me correct. Glad to see your picture and to be reminded that you are still as cute as a bug's ear just like you were in Monterrey. So, do you speak Spanish these days? Okay, do you dance SALSA, these days? I have a question about the book on Europe that you were reading during the summer of 2001. What was the title? I took a stab and ordered several titles lately from Amazon.com, but am not convinced I have found the page turner that you talked about reading back then. Well, Alejandra, enjoy the sweet feeling of your success! Fondly, Mary Rodriguez
Posted by: Anonymous | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 1:09 PM
WOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! I knew you would do it!! WTG girl!
Posted by: Cassie (TIGGS) | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 12:41 PM
Congratulations.....great job and I look forward to reading your race report.
Posted by: Doug Claxton | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 1:40 PM
congrats!
Posted by: Lan | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 2:17 PM
CONGRATULATIONS! you deserved every bite of fries and every sip of coke! we're all so very proud of you. great job!
Posted by: mipper | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 1:44 PM
Woohoo! and you hardly look worse for the wear. Congratulations Marathon-conqerer lady! (Why use one word when three will do?)
Posted by: Noames | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 2:34 PM
Congratulations. I guess you'll need to rename your blog now. Since you are a runner now.
Posted by: Jeremy | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 2:43 PM
Hey, way to go! Now we want the details:) Congratulations runner.
Posted by: susie | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 2:35 PM
Reminds me of last summer when I was training for New York. We threw away our fryer. We went out and bought a new right after the marathon. Schwann's chicken strips never tasted so good.Congrats on running your first marathon. Look forward to hearing more about it.
Posted by: atownrunner | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 4:00 PM
The running pol told me to stop in to say CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Posted by: King Tom | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 3:35 PM
I am so happy, excited, exhilarated, and impressed with/for you!!! You do belong to an elite club now...and I absolutely love that your post-race meal involved such goodies as fries and a full-sugar Coke. You rock! Will you keep running?
Posted by: Steffany | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 3:22 PM
Great effort. Congratulations !
Posted by: Gronk | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 4:31 PM
Wasn't that hill awful??? The only thing worse was the lake. I thought it would never end!Congrats!! You did it. Go team!!The Running Rabbi8:25:16 -- ITB went out around mile 14, but I finished!
Posted by: Rivster | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 4:23 PM
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, fries!!!!!!!!! :) we knew ya could do it. great job! i would like to order up an alejandra race report please!
Posted by: brent | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 8:53 PM
congrats on a fabulous debut!! nice race report-in-progress...looking forward to seeing the rest of it!! :)
Posted by: nyflygirl | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 8:01 PM
I join the frenzied fans...can't wait for a race report. nice job!yum, love french fries...
Posted by: partyrunner | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 6:13 PM
Congrats Marathoner!!
Posted by: DGC | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 10:05 PM
Woo-freakin'-Hoo! You did it girl! you ROCK!!!! And what an awesome time as well!!!!!!!!I'll have to read the full report tomorrow afternoon... Gotta catch some Zzzz's or I'll be hatin' life tomorrow.Way to go! :)T.
Posted by: Tammy | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 9:17 PM
YOU ARE A MARATHONER, CHICA!!!!DANG, I am so proud of you! You did it, you did it! I can't wait to read your report, so I'm shutting up now so I can!FELICIDADES!!!
Posted by: Wil | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 5:05 AM
Congratulations! I stumbled on your blog last week when I was starting my own journey. I hope you don't mind but I took some of the things you said in "the journey" and taped them around my desk for inspiration! I'm proud of you and can't wait to read more!
Posted by: Amy | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 12:33 AM
Congrats! You did an awesome job of putting that run behind ya!
Posted by: Jack | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 9:01 AM
Woo hoo! Way to go! My first is coming up so I've been reading lots of running blogs. You are one funny girl. ;)
Posted by: Sarah | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM