The first weekend of October is a time to enjoy LDS General
Conference AND the Leavenworth Marathon. Actually, KR ran the half-marathon and
this was her fourth time participating. Her running group this year included
Marnie Herrick, Lisa Sauer, Terri Wynder, Whitney Herrick and Natalie Acton.
The morning dawned crisp and cool, but gave way to sun as they jogged along the course. She stayed with Lisa most of the way, as Lisa runs a
steady, constant pace. The last few miles KR just couldn’t keep up with her, but pushed herself on alone and finished at her best-ever time of 2.33:02 with a
pace of 11:31. She nearly collapsed at the finish line, as her legs felt like
Jello. After eating the post-race snacks and drinking two bottles of water,
Lisa and KR returned to the finish line to cheer the rest of our group as they
crossed over.
As they packed up for home and were walking to the car, a
young woman stopped in front of KR and asked, “Sister Anderton?” It was
Anjeanette Myers from our Woodinville days and she recognized KR after 35
years!
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