tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38899681.post5829103680572049992..comments2008-11-12T22:02:28.616-07:00CewTwohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01559024822260264420noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38899681.post-82231339593104660132008-11-12T22:02:00.000-07:002008-11-12T22:02:00.000-07:00Great story! There is so much more to this sport of running. All of the wonderful people you/I/we have met that today are called "Friend". It isn't about starting or finishing, it's everything in between.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17727357450244226274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38899681.post-33880399306448787412008-11-12T19:56:00.000-07:002008-11-12T19:56:00.000-07:00What a nice thought!Jade Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04149311714538738502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38899681.post-60865634693374797762008-11-11T12:46:00.000-07:002008-11-11T12:46:00.000-07:00Could you expect anything else? Your story of NOT finishing is actually inspirational b/c there comes a time when you have to come back on another day and you showed us, unflinchingly, this truism. And someone fashioning a medal for your effort and effect is actually not surprising. Your delight at it is yet another pleasure, for me at least.peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17284634727671648704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38899681.post-32654605009348992992008-11-09T18:08:00.000-07:002008-11-09T18:08:00.000-07:00What a gift! ... the medal, that is ... and all the friendships!<BR/>Keep running, Charlie.Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381269071684742007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38899681.post-39740279697041453312008-11-09T17:34:00.000-07:002008-11-09T17:34:00.000-07:00Charlie, we are the lucky ones to have a guy like you to count as a friend. Thank you!IrishBluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151722468428920504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38899681.post-43876840017193175382008-11-08T09:58:00.000-07:002008-11-08T09:58:00.000-07:00very nice. I understand the feeling. Hope you can make it to Seattle. Please, let me know.lizzie leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17461437927126657873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38899681.post-82422605624645704512008-11-07T10:29:00.000-07:002008-11-07T10:29:00.000-07:00You deserve that Medal!!!!!! Stop making me cry hee hee. Just think of how special and how great it's going to feel finishing the next one.Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13309016730775956062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38899681.post-45983457037083508362008-11-05T10:58:00.000-07:002008-11-05T10:58:00.000-07:00Way cool!! I'm teary eyed as well. I have no doubt if it wasn't hot that day you would have finished. Las Vegas watch out, Charlie's coming to town on 12/7!!!LIrunner9http://www.blogger.com/profile/14473464766700712187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38899681.post-10572326832738847522008-11-05T05:45:00.000-07:002008-11-05T05:45:00.000-07:00Absolutely agree with everyone else - the community is a wonderful thing! I so enjoyed our little run together and our breakfast afterwards, and the meal in the restaurant as well. <BR/><BR/>I KNOW that you will add a finisher's medal - you absolutely have it all in you!Petrarunshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08223283092182797048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38899681.post-26328496599445880122008-11-04T21:18:00.000-07:002008-11-04T21:18:00.000-07:00That's awesome! What a group. You completely deserved it Charlie. You can never even imagine how much your blog and your story continues to inspire us.akshayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056795074199369977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38899681.post-12948627343678078352008-11-04T12:59:00.000-07:002008-11-04T12:59:00.000-07:00Oh Charlie -- please let us get a look at the beautiful medal!Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516566884075321281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38899681.post-47585693367231793802008-11-04T12:38:00.000-07:002008-11-04T12:38:00.000-07:00Charlie,<BR/><BR/>you are indeed smack dab in the middle of something huge. <BR/><BR/>I had no idea about what you experienced with your new friends in Chicago. What fun! <BR/><BR/><BR/>You continue to amaze and inspire me! <BR/><BR/>Looking forward to you adding a finisher's medal to your trophy case.Maddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05542368231175080980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38899681.post-83909099096155282442008-11-04T10:00:00.000-07:002008-11-04T10:00:00.000-07:00That is so cool about the medal! I hope you will post a picture of it so we can see it.ShirleyPerlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09237828591170908960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38899681.post-60100529571385343852008-11-04T09:01:00.000-07:002008-11-04T09:01:00.000-07:00Dang it. You are making me teary.BeachRunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04784217861498867440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38899681.post-13347342502753545142008-11-04T05:40:00.000-07:002008-11-04T05:40:00.000-07:00That is very sweet. You did the best you could on the day of the Chicago Marathon. We(bloggers) are very proud of you.D10http://www.blogger.com/profile/16524755003794543639noreply@blogger.com