2008 Twin Cities Marathon

On October 5th, I participated in the Twin Cities Marathon in St. Paul, Minnesota. Not only was this experience memorable because I reached my Boston Qualifying time of 3:50:11 but I participated as a Medtronic Global Hero! 25 participants of the marathon and 10 mile run were hosted by Medtronic due to living active lifestyles with implanted medical devices. Alberto Salazar was the honorary chair of the Twin Cities marathon. My running buddy, Ashley and I had the opportunity to meet Alberto.

I met an incredible fellow Global Hero, ICD/pacemaker solemate, Tracey. She is my hero because she has completed in 2 Wisconsin Ironman events. She continues to train for Ironman events while taking care of her two children. Maybe she can convince me to do another Ironman with her!