Comments on: Survival of the Fittest http://www.southoftheloop.com/2007/05/06/survival-of-the-fittest/ Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:56:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: laura http://www.southoftheloop.com/2007/05/06/survival-of-the-fittest/comment-page-1/#comment-217 laura Wed, 09 May 2007 21:02:01 +0000 http://southoftheloop.wordpress.com/2007/05/06/survival-of-the-fittest/#comment-217 Stumbled across your website -- don't know you at all. Congrats on doing the mini, though -- it's a great race. I ran it as well. Also live in Chicago, but in the South Loop. I'd have loved to have seen that lung transplant person -- my husband had a lung transplant as well, so I'd have given her some serious props had I seen her. Anyway, congrats on your achievement! Stumbled across your website — don’t know you at all. Congrats on doing the mini, though — it’s a great race. I ran it as well. Also live in Chicago, but in the South Loop. I’d have loved to have seen that lung transplant person — my husband had a lung transplant as well, so I’d have given her some serious props had I seen her. Anyway, congrats on your achievement!

]]> By: ramblinjaq http://www.southoftheloop.com/2007/05/06/survival-of-the-fittest/comment-page-1/#comment-216 ramblinjaq Mon, 07 May 2007 16:03:56 +0000 http://southoftheloop.wordpress.com/2007/05/06/survival-of-the-fittest/#comment-216 It was really neat going down there to search for Aunt Laura. Even though she saw us before we saw her because I was distracted by taking pictures of Emmit. Thought that counts, though, right? We meant to walk a bit farther, but stopped at the mile 13 marker, which meant .1 left to go. One thing that you don't necessarily expect when you see the portion of 35,000 runners/walkers/near crawlers is how seriously emotional it is. Couples crossing the finish line holding hands; fathers and sons high fiving as they go that final stretch; kids! running; the freaking pride mixed with exhaustion on the faces - I'm tearing up again just thinking about it. So proud of you, little milkshake!! It was really neat going down there to search for Aunt Laura. Even though she saw us before we saw her because I was distracted by taking pictures of Emmit. Thought that counts, though, right? We meant to walk a bit farther, but stopped at the mile 13 marker, which meant .1 left to go.

One thing that you don’t necessarily expect when you see the portion of 35,000 runners/walkers/near crawlers is how seriously emotional it is. Couples crossing the finish line holding hands; fathers and sons high fiving as they go that final stretch; kids! running; the freaking pride mixed with exhaustion on the faces – I’m tearing up again just thinking about it.

So proud of you, little milkshake!!

]]> By: Troy http://www.southoftheloop.com/2007/05/06/survival-of-the-fittest/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Troy Mon, 07 May 2007 14:00:18 +0000 http://southoftheloop.wordpress.com/2007/05/06/survival-of-the-fittest/#comment-215 I LOVE cloggers. That is almost enough to make me want to run the mini--almost. Congratulations! Rosie asked me if I was going to go down and cheer you on. Honestly, it never dawned on me that you might appreciate that until it was too late. I'll do that next year. Maybe you'll see me with a Dixie cup in my hand at Hi Neighbor. I LOVE cloggers. That is almost enough to make me want to run the mini–almost.

Congratulations! Rosie asked me if I was going to go down and cheer you on. Honestly, it never dawned on me that you might appreciate that until it was too late. I’ll do that next year. Maybe you’ll see me with a Dixie cup in my hand at Hi Neighbor.

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