Pictures from the Philly Distance Run (1/2 Marathon) this weekend

[keenercam]

Pre-race carb loading at Chinatown:

Kira, Terri, Robert, Anne

Anne, Pat, Karen, John

John, Cindy, Matt, Howard


This is a much later start than Disney. Here is everyone bright-eyed at about 7:15 or 7:30 am

Matt, Howard, John, Terri, Anne, Robert
Karen, Cindy, Pat

Kira, Matt, Howard, John, Terri, Anne, Robert
Karen, Cindy, Pat

Howard, Lou, Robert, Karen, John, Anne, Terri
Jen, Pat

Karen and John were so fast at the start that they were past me before I could take a picture:

Jonn & Karen & Terri

Terri

Anne & Pat

Anne & Pat

John, Terri, Pat, Anne, Jen, Butch, Robert
Howard, Karen, Lou


Yes, Howard climbed to the stop of the Philadelphia Art Museum steps (think "Rocky"):

Yes, he told Pat the view from the top is one that a first-time visitor to Philly must not miss:

 

[dsnyfan21]

Thanks Mel for the photos!!!
Yall look great!!

Yea Pat - you got another state under your belt. (I just may need to do a Half Marathon in every state!)

 

[keenercam]

My pleasure, Tracy!
Cam (not to be confused with one of the original WISHers, Mel/chimera)

 

[dsnyfan21]

Oh, you know I was just going to edit my post, because I knew I wrote it down wrong. Sorry. , I had a moment of metal lapse.

Tracy

 

[keenercam]

Oh, you know I was just going to edit my post, because I knew I wrote it down wrong. Sorry. , I had a moment of metal lapse.

Tracy

No problem at all. It's funny. Other friends IRL call me "Mel" or "Carm" (short for Carmella), but I am "Cam" here. In other places I am Cammy, too. As you can imagine, I'll respond to almost anything.

 

[Caseydilla]

Cool pictures! Looks like a fun run. Congratulations to everyone.

 

[Kristi1357]

Great pics, Cam!

 

[wfloyd]

Great pics Cam. Glad to hear you had fun scream teaming.

Bill

 

[jbucci]

Thanks for posting the pics-- it was great to meet every one (and see Pat again). I feel surprisingly good this morning, my DH is a little sore but he went all out in the race

 

[escape]

Nice pics, Cam! Thanks for sharing.

It looks like the WISHers had nice weather on their side.

 

[rbuccigrossi]

...I feel surprisingly good this morning, my DH is a little sore but he went all out in the race

Yes, thanks so much for posting the pics, and yes, I'm sore. I don't think my ankles are used to pavement... let's hear it for treadmills

Butch (jbucci's DH)

 

[wtpclc]

Great pix! Thanks for sharing!!!

 

[aladdinsgirl]

Great pics, Cam! Thanks for posting them.

Congrats to all the Philly finishers! How many of you had a cheesesteak yesterday to rebuild those sore muscles??

Krista

 

[WDWFAN9]

Great pictures Cam! Jim's downloading mine now.

Krista, we didn't have any Philly cheesesteak sandwiches, but Anne, Robert, and I did eat at the Marathon Grill last night!

I had a great time in Philly and the medal is really cool!

 

[NYcpa]

Cam - great pictures. Thanks for sharing. The steps remind me of the year Lynne lived down there while she did a post-bac year.

 

[KeenHo]

I did, in fact, have a cheesesteak from a local pizza shop, "Claymont Steaks" yesterday. It is regularly voted "Best of Delaware". I couldn't talk about cheesesteaks all day and then not have one.

 

[msblrobs]

Awesome pics Cam . Thanks so much for sharing Congrats to all of the PDR finishers !

 

[Maherae]

Missed you, Sara!!!

The day was perfect for the event. The course was really beautiful. Fortunately, I have no visions of speed, so just finishing is a milestone for me!! The bands were too few for me, and we were in the Fairmont Park for a lot of it, so little crowd support there, but overall, it was a very nice event.

Pat graciously slowed down and stayed with me, and we encouraged others along the way (yes, we actually passed people!!). Got tons of compliments on our WISH shirts! When it was over, there were all of those speedy WISHers waiting for us, how cool is that?? Cam and Howard could have driven home and had a shower in the time it took to wait for us!!!

Way to go, Howard, on your PR!!!

After my calves quit spazzing (I know it's not a word...), and we were able to start moving to the parking area, we passed the course clock which was still running. At 4:37 someone was just making the final turn into the Finish, so I stopped to cheer for her. That was a HOUR after Pat and I finished! Wow.

We arrived home Monday...and went out and got Philly cheesesteaks for dinner.

 

[CynthiaCindy]

How many of you had a cheesesteak yesterday to rebuild those sore muscles??
Krista

Me!

Cam - Thanks for taking and posting the pictures. I need to learn to remember to bring my camera.

 

[mkymsehi]

Fun to see the WISH gang out on another race. Thanks for sharing Cam.