Live from the finish line of Reach the Beach 2003 ...

Linda "tinman" Christie manages to finish her third leg wishing she had a third (and fourth) leg, anatomically speaking of course. But thanks to her training partner at that other beach in August, she was well prepared for the grueling mostly flat but HOT HOT HOT final 6.5 mile run along the New Hampshire coast. Big thanks also to Lynn "I've done time" Ackerly for accompanying yours truly mid-way and to the rest of Van 2 for water at every mile: Michele "on the road again" Granda, Bob "the big girl" Kardosz, Amber "gazelle" Ward, and Carrie "Please don't squeeze the Charmin" Califano. A special thank you to Gretchen "Cranky" Dock who really does need to get running shoes for next year...

So without further ado, here it is, the official Girls Inc. team photo.

Our pace was an astonishing 8:35, finishing a full 2 minutes in front of Weapons of Ass Reduction.

-- Linda, "still having trouble with stairs"