2012 Blue Cross Broad Street Run 10 Miler - Countdown to Finisher

UPDATE (5/7 @ 9:30am)
25 hours since since Broad Street Run and I'm in the process of writing my recap and looking forward to the ODDyssey Half Marathon on Saturday, May 26! :-)
If you "Beat Broad Street", what is your next race?

UPDATE (5/6 @ 5:30pm)
9 hours since Broad Street Run.What a day! Race recap in progress. In the meantime...my official results!

Malinda Ann Hill

Finish: 1:29:02
Pace: 8:54 per mile
Place Overall: 10,864 / 41,638
Place in Gender: 4,189 / 23,360
Pace in Age Group: 415 / 2,476

UPDATE (5/6 @ 11pm)

9 1/2 hours until Blue Cross Broad Street Run!

Malinda Ann Hill ‏ @MalindaAnnHill

Uh-oh...I can't stop listening 2 my favorite Afghan Whigs songs & I need 2 get 2 sleep so I can run 2morrow! ;-) #BroadStreetRun #IBXrun10

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The Afghan Whigs ‏ @theafghanwhigs

@MalindaAnnHill sleep, we will be here tomorrow.

UPDATE (5/6 @ 9:30pm)
11 hours until Blue Cross Broad Street Run! 

I run for Alex's Lemonade Foundation for Childhood Cancer

I run in memory of Leah's brother-in-law, Michael.



I run with Gastroparesis.



I run my own race!



UPDATE (5/5 @ 6:30pm)
14 hours until Blue Cross Broad Street Run! Since Leah can't run with me, she gave me a mantra:
"Each Mile's A Gift, Negative Splits!"




UPDATE (5/5 @ 7:30am)
25 hours until Blue Cross Broad Street Run! Good luck to all runners who will pick-up bibs today! Expect to wait at least 1 hour and remember to thank volunteers!

UPDATE (5/4)

May the 4th Be With You! ;-)
2 days until Blue Cross Broad Street Run!
Extremely poor set-up at the Expo today. :-(
Hopefully, they will rearrange bib pick-up for Saturday.
After over an hour in line, I finally got my #! :-)




I've got my yellow "Team Sparkle" skirts to show my support for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer!



I've got my Custom Ink "Twins Run in Our Family" T-shirt!



And, I have plenty of nerves! ;-)

I ran my 1st Broad Street Run in 1999. It was a record field of 7,300!





My official time: 1:46:23
Place: 1,956 / 2,249

Unfortunately, Leah can't run with me as we planned. :-( 

Although, she probably would have left me in her dust. ;-)

We'll run together again...
Philadelphia Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon
September 16, 2012

Bank of America Chicago Marathon
October 7, 2012

We are raising money in memory of Leah's brother-in-law, Michael.
If you can donate a $1 or more, we'd appreciate your support!
"Twins Run in Our Family" Alex's Lemonade Fundraising Page