10 more days until the 1/2 marathon & I am just sitting here thinking about last January when I completed my 1st 1/2 marathon. I swear I smiled for the entire 13.1 miles...
Team DKM (Deana, Kaysy, Marci) was created after my sister, Kaysy, passed away almost 7 years ago. She's always with us...
Marci, Stephanie, Me, Mom, Sally...
I don't think there will be any finish line photos of Bob & me this year, since we're going on our own. We'll each have our official photos taken after we cross the finish... they just won't be together. I guess we'll just have to take photos later with our celebratory glass of wine at dinner!
Aside from going through the holidays on the straight & narrow, which is always a GOOD thing, here's what the last 4 months of training have done for me... particularly my strength & endurance. I've kept track of every single running day in the past 4 months. My first time running 4 miles on October 5th... my time was 45:15. Today, I ran 4 miles in 35:42... finally breaking my 36-minute barrier. Lots of yelling & clapping going on here while I was home alone! You really can do whatever you set your mind to... YES, YES, YES!
Applause, applause, applause for you Deana, from me!! Because I think you're a real winner!!
GREAT pictures!
Posted by: Jenneke | January 08, 2009 at 03:56 PM
Deana, that is so freaking awesome! I can't wait to see the "after" pics!
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B
Posted by: Beth Perry | January 08, 2009 at 07:09 PM
Such an inspiration! I can't even run a block:/ I'll be cheering for you:)
Posted by: Marcee | January 09, 2009 at 09:32 AM
Yay! I hope I remember to come back late next week and say good luck, but I'll be thinking of you on the 18th!
Posted by: Andi | January 10, 2009 at 12:17 PM