By Tom Kirvan
Legal News
In various cases during a career that spans more than three decades, attorney Jaye Quadrozzi has been called upon to display a healthy dose of stamina, the kind needed to successfully resolve multi-year legal battles that have taken clients to the brink and back.
Similarly, she has made “stick-to-itiveness” a characteristic of her life outside the courtroom, a place where she has regularly tested her mettle as a marathoner and triathlete.
Earlier this year, Quadrozzi reached a marathon milestone, completing her 20th 26.2-mile race in the Scottish capital of Edinburg, an event along the North Sea that attracted more than 7,300 runners.
“I have to admit that there was a certain satisfaction in finishing my 20th,” said Quadrozzi. “It’s a milestone and a nice round number, which has given me thoughts about ‘retiring’ as a marathoner.”
But more about that thought later.
A University of Michigan grad who earned her juris doctor from the U-M Law School, Quadrozzi has traveled far and wide in pursuit of her running passion, sampling the magnificent sights at the New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, and Big Sur marathons.
And while those four races rank high on almost every marathoner’s bucket list, Quadrozzi said her favorite 26.2-mile challenge was in Bordeaux, the hub of the famed wine region in southwestern France.
It is there that organizers annually stage “The Marathon du Medoc,” neatly described as a “race with a twist.”
That would be an understatement, as the race is spiced with 23 wine stops, where participants are encouraged to sip some of the finest vintages from the world-renowned wineries in the region. For good measure, the combination running/wine connoisseurs are invited to gorge themselves with local specialties such as oysters, foie gras, cheese, steak, and ice cream.
Costumes, of course, are compulsory race attire, according to Quadrozzi.
“I was a princess,” she said, acknowledging that by race-end she was a slightly tipsy one at that.
“The typical bell curve for marathons is somewhere around 4 or 4-1/2 hours,” Quadrozzi said of the time it takes most runners to cross the finish line. “At du Medoc, it was 6:30, which gives you an idea of how much fun was had.”
Now, with 20 notches in her marathon belt, Quadrozzi said she is rapidly becoming an enthusiast of the half-marathon (13.1-mile) distance. Last weekend, for instance, she and several close running friends journeyed to Amelia Island on the Atlantic coast of north Florida for the Zooma Women’s Half-Marathon.
“The half-marathon doesn’t flatten you for days,” Quadrozzi said of her new running love.
And yet, Quadrozzi said she could be lured out of “marathon retirement” in a heartbeat.
As the mother of two grown sons, one of whom was married last year, Quadrozzi is holding out hope of someday becoming a grandmother.
“It would be great to someday be running a marathon and to look ahead and see a familiar face holding a ‘Run Grandma, Run’ sign,” Quadrozzi said with a smile. “That would really make my day.”
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