We Did It -- Crossed the Finish Line!!

A GREAT DAY!  Girls on the Run 5K is officially over -- and I reached my goal. I crossed the finish line and high-fived Homer. My friend Maureen O'Boyle cheered me on at the end...and snapped a shot before I slapped the finish line banner and got my medal from whom other than, Sue Gorman!!

Running with those girls lifted my spirits and showed me there is no challenge that can't be overcome.

Thanks to my running buddies -  The Watts Girls for gettin me thru!


Running Buddies w/ Molly --Susan Watts, Ryan Watts, Me, Molly Barker & Peyton Watts
 Molly asked, "What's next?"   ---Who knows? For today, it's a celebration at GIRLS ROCK!

KEEP RUNNING....

24 hours....Girls on the Run..

It all started Jan. 2, 2010. And this morning at 6am, I did my last run where I can say "I've never run a race before."  Tomorrow all that will be over.  It was a sloppy run this morning, listening to Aerosmith and the Stones, but I got it done.

Tonight I joined with fellow GOTR volunteers for an appreciation awards event. Jessica Otto was the MC and handed out some well-deserved awards for Coach of the Year to Cathy Dulin, plus a host of other awards to volunteers, school sites and the Adelaide Awards. Molly joined us and inspired us to believe in ourselves - over and over again. See the pics below.

I'm meeting my friend Susan at the parking lot at 8am. Then it's race time at 9am.

Funny thing is... as a race amateur, I forgot to get my packet today. Since I don't  think of myself as a runner, it never really occurred to me that I needed a number (Wow... my first number.... hope I get #1!) and a t-shirt and a packet... all those things. I just thought I'd show up and run.



See you on the race course. I'll be the one with the big smile.

PS - Can you run with coffee?

2 or 3 days... who's counting?

A hectic week. Very little running. Arrgggh! When it all comes down to it, I can't find even 30 minutes to run without cancelling on someone else. I've already been stood up, then missed another appointment, been late to a baseball game. Who am I kidding? I can't keep up.

So, I'm up at 5 am tomorrow and running.. in the dark... I gotta do something!

Have I got a long way to run? Have I got a long way to run?
                             ----Collective Soul, "Run"

4 Days and Counting...

These feet have carried me since January 2 2010 on this running adventure...

So far, my feet and I have run with a team, without a team, with a family, without a family, with Robert Ullrey and without. I've run in many places...

• Corsicana, Texas
• Orlando, Florida
• Seabrook Island, South Carolina
• Los Angeles, California

And also on the track, at the baseball field, in the gym, on a treadmill, around the neighborhood, in the snow (sorta) and in the rain.

I'm comfortable I'll make the Girls on the Run 5K without keeling over. I won't be the winner with the fastest time and I won't be the mom at the back of the line. I'll be right there in the middle -- where I belong -- with all the Girls on the Run!

Training:  Just run!

8 Days ... Running 'round the island

Took a run around Seabrook Island with my friend, Phyllis on a girls weekend. The faster runners took off for a sprint, but Phyllis and I just cruised around the island in the shade, under stately trees dripping with Spanish moss running, chatting and enjoying the pace. We broke a sweat but it was never a strain.

Glad I had Phyllis to run with....

Training: 30 minute run