MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - It isn't called Long Island for nothing, and one long-distance runner has learned that firsthand. Alicja Barahona ran the whole 120-mile length of the island over the weekend, in an effort to draw attention to a breast cancer charity walk scheduled in June.
She started around 6 a.m. Saturday in Montauk, at the eastern end of the island. She finished about 11 a.m. Sunday in North Woodmere Park, on the western end of the island at the New York City border.
Barahona, who has competed in ultradistance running events, did her Long Island run without sleeping or stopping, except for bathroom breaks.
"I feel great," she said afterward. "No blisters, no cramps, no stiffness."
Added Hewlett Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Brad Gitlin, who sounded a fire engine siren to mark the end of Barahona's run: "She looks like she could do another 120."
Originally from Poland, Barahona now lives in Greenburgh, N.Y. A chemist, she planned to be at work Monday.
She planned to resume training soon for a 145-mile race, and to participate in the Long Island 2-Day Walk to Fight Breast Cancer in June. That event should be a virtual walk in the park for Barahona: It's a mere 35 miles.
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 Attingere · Tue Apr 24, 2007 @ 01:08am · 0 Comments |
