The Half Marathon

Recently four teachers from the middle school ran the Maine Marathon and half Marathon on Monday, October 2, 2016. Mr. Laprise, Mrs. Duhamel, Mrs. Atkinson, and Mr. Drinkwater ran the half marathon. They all ran 13.1 miles. Mr. Laprise said that all the teachers had good times and also improved on their previous times, but out of the four teachers Mr. Drinkwater ran the fastest with a outstanding 1 hour and 43 minutes!!!!

Mrs. Duhamel said that the half marathon was hard and that this was her 5th half marathon. She said that she is happy with her time. She was aiming for 2 hours and 15 minutes. She beat her goal with a awesome 2 hours and 8 minutes! Mrs. Duhamel encourages people to try new things. She also does a club that focuses on running. The club is called “Girls on the Run” and they meet Tuesdays and Thursdays after school.

In Mr. Laprise’s opinion the half marathon was physically hard. He also said that the marathon was very organized. There was music playing and people cheering and that helped him to focus. Mr. Laprise got 2 hours and 2 minutes. Mr. Laprise has also been training for several months. He did a very good job and he ran the whole time.

Mr. Drinkwater was the teacher that ran the fastest. His time was 1 hour and 43 minutes!! He did a great job and he also met his goal. He also says you can always do better. Mr. Drinkwater also said that it was mentally and physically hard, but he ended up running the whole time. Mr. Drinkwater has also run more than 100 races. He says he’s run so many races he can’t remember exactly how much! Also he did ran a full marathon in 2004. He said it was so hard and he doesn't think he will do another full marathon.

Last but not least Mrs. Atkinson ran the half marathon too. Her time was 1 hour and 59 minutes. She said that the marathon was a good challenge and she did better than she thought. As she ran the whole time she was thinking about her old field hockey coach telling her to run faster. When she crossed the finish line she was very excited. After running a lot of races and 3 half marathons Mrs. Atkinson is thinking about running a full marathon.

After running the half marathon these teachers were tired, but they tried their best and all got amazing times. They did a wonderful job and we hope to see them in more races!!!!

Hailey McCormick contributed to this article.