Race Reports/Encouragement/Kudos for April 25th, 26th and 27th!

[Maherae]

The last weekend in April has arrived; and it's another full one for the WISH team! Temperatures are starting to climb; remember your sunscreen and to hydrate!! Be Safe! Have Fun!! :goodvibes

Friday, 25th

PiratesRock's DD's (Autumn and Elizabeth) Country Music Children's Races; Nashville, TN

Saturday, 26th

Caseydilla (Casey) Labor of Love 1/2 Marathon; Lovell Canyon, NV (FIRST 1/2!)

Country Music 1/2 Marathon; Nashville, TN
1/2Marathonpixie (Barbara)
BamaEd1 (Ed)
Cruella de mom (Cecilia)
PiratesRock (Kim)

FireDancer (Frank) Hermes 10 Miler; Cleveland, OH
MomtoGKC (Amy) Bull Run 10K; Boca Raton, FL
DisneyDudet () Tarrant County Race for the Cure 5K; Fort Worth, TX
gatorphipps (Christa) Skyline 5K; Charlotte, NC
goofyinhio (Chris) Run for Hope; Columbus, OH

Sunday, 27th
xterratri (Lynne) St Anthony's Triathlon (Swim1.5K/Bike 40K/Run 10K); St Petersburg, FL
escape (Susie) Oklahoma City Memorial 1/2 Marathon; OK
Steffwalks (Connie) Oklahoma City Memorial 1/2 Marathon; OK
cdn gal eeyore (Leana) Calgary Police 5K; Canada
MouseDogMom (Jackie) Race of Grace 5K; Raleigh, NC
tink06 (Stacey) with DH GrumpyinNY (Jeff) and DD March for Babies 5K; NY



party: GO! WISH Team GO! party:

[princessrunner]

Best of luck to all WISHers racing this weekend. Special best luck WISHes to Escape, Cruella de Mom and Creative Beth, my special Super Goofs!!! :love:

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: GO TEAM GO!!!:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[Kristi1357]

:cheer2: :woohoo: :cheer2: Go WISHers, GO!!! :cheer2: :woohoo: :cheer2:

[getnthinr]

:tinker: Pixie dust and PR WISHes to all of you! Go, WISHers!!!!!

[runningjusme]

best of luck to you guys!!

[curiouser]

Go WISHers, go!! Kick butt, take names, and HAVE FUN!!!

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[Hockeychic]

Go get um WISHER!!!!!

Good luck to all.

Kim

[wtpclc]

Good luck WISHers!!!!

:cheer2: :cheer2:

[Caseydilla]

Good luck to all!

I am running my first half marathon tomorrow morning. It was a last minute decision for me to sign up!

[WDWFAN9]

:cheer2: Go TEAM Go:cheer2:

[twoWDWfools]

Go WISH Team !!!! :cool1: :cool1: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[Kira G.]

Go Team Go!:cool1: :cool1:

I hope everyone has great races this weekend!

[TXAng]

Good luck, everyone!! :cheer2:

[ScoJo15]

Good luck WISHers!! HAVE FUN out there!!

[goofyinohio]

Well here is my brief race report.

I did my third 5k and the first one since last July and I set a PR. Took me 27 Minutes and 14 seconds. This course was much more challenging than my previous 5k's from a course perspective so I'm really excited (Lots of Hills.) Finished 15th out of 137 official Finishers (Lots of walkers including my wife - I'M SO PROUD OF HER)

Something else I found odd I was nervous today. I hadn't been at my last 3 events including the Marathon, but at a 5k I was nervous. I think it's because I knew alot of the folks there and other than my Wife and Daughters no one had seen me in an event.

I felt great though and am so happy we had a good turnout for this race.

Thanks
Chris

[runningjusme]

congrats Chris!

[Caseydilla]

Congratulations to you, Chris. Good job on your time.

I ran my first half marathon today. I decided to sign up just a few days ago. I just felt ready to do a half now since I've been training for one for around 11 weeks now.

The event was called the Labor of Love 50K, Marathon, 1/2, & 10K in Lovell Canyon, NV. Which is just outside of Vegas. It was a very scenic run with mountains all around. The weather was perfect, sunny and warm but not hot. I have to say it was the hardest run I've ever done but definitely worth it. I finished in 2 hours 19 minutes, so about a 10:30 pace. I am so happy that I signed up and really look forward to the Disney 1/2 even more now. I will probably do the Las Vegas 1/2 in December now.

Here are a few photos my husband snapped off. Thanks for reading. :goodvibes

I'm the girl in the green top, in the middle
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/luvmytalia/labor1.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/luvmytalia/labor2.jpg

Me with my husband after the finish
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/luvmytalia/labor3.jpg

And the medal - guys got a different color, I believe
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/luvmytalia/labor4.jpg

[Kira G.]

Awesome Casey! I love that medal.

Great job to you Chris as well!

I can't wait to hear from everyone else.

[BamaEd1]

I ran my first 1/2 marathon this weekend; the Country Music in Nashville, TN. The weather at the start was BAD....rain and a cool wind but the rain stopped about 5 minutes before the actual start and the rest of the race, the weather was great. I loved all of the stuff along the course. The crowd support was incredible and, since it is part of the Rock-n-Roll marathon series, there were plenty of bands along the way and since it was Nashville (the music city and all), they were all good (the one at the Belmont Church was the best IMHO). They said that the course was flat....their definition of flat and mine are two different things but I'm from Montgomery, AL and pretty much the entire town is flat so hills are fairly unique. The toughest part of the course was at about mile 11.5 where there is a fairly steep, 1/4 to 1/2 mile hill. I don't think Everest could have looked any more difficult at that point. There were some amazing views, especially of the Tennessee state capital building...stunning. I had a great time and am very sore (does a full marathon hurt twice as bad as a half ?!?) but this was my second ever race and first ever 1/2 and I'm looking forward to the next one already. Somebody called me insane at church this morning and I quoted a t-shirt that I ran behind for about 2 miles "Why do people call me insane for doing the one thing that keeps me from going mental?" They didn't get it but I know ya'll will. My strongest recommendations for the Country Music Marathon and 1/2 Marathon. Great event to run with 40,000 or so of your closest friends. By the way, I love the "Wave" start system...I felt a little bit "Kenyan" by getting to "toe the starting line" :cool1:

[EPCOTDUDE]

Fantastic job Ed (Nashville I'm jealous).

Casey great time! What a beautiful place to run.

Congrats on the PB Chris.

[Cruella de mom]

This is probably going to be long and boring but I need to write it all out so I can forget it or so I won't forget it, I don't know which.

As many of you know, I run in TNT purple in honor of my Dad who is dying from 2 separate types of lymphoma (blood cancer). My Dad has been getting steadily worse and later this week I am flying up to Johns Hopkins to see him for what will probably be the last time. So I wanted to run a sub 2 hour half marathon as my last gift to him.

Dh and I arrived in Nashville on Friday afternoon. We stayed at the Ramada Inn at LP Stadium. It's not a fancy hotel by any stretch of the imagination but its convenient to the finish, cheap, and the staff was wonderful (even if they didn't have many teeth).

We parked at the Ramada on Friday and our car didn't move all weekend. It was about a mile walk to the expo and all the restaurants of downtown Nashville. The walk was just long enough to stretch your legs.

The Expo was nice. All your typical vendors and merchandise. It was very crowded so we took one spin around the floor and left.

We ate at Demo's for dinner. It was a 40 minute wait but we weren't really hungry yet so it timed out well. Dinner was great and we were shocked at how inexpensive it was for what we received. Dh was happy because he was able to get spaghetti and I was able to get my steak and potato.

Race day morning it was raining. Our Hotel had a quick breakfast that they opened early for the runners. we grabbed a bagel and some coffee and took them to go as we went to catch the free shuttles to the start lines. Luckily, I just grabbed the whole box of garbage bags as we left the room because we met some first time runners at the buses that were freezing in their singlets. It was so nice to be able to help them out.

CMM did not have enough portapotties at the start. The lines were endless. I ended up missing my corral and starting with Dh after all. Luckily, the rain stopped while we were in line and we were able to take our garbage bags off before we started.

Dh, my running buddy, Rachel, and I had a great start. We were right on pace at mile 6 and we all felt good too. I was so glad I had trained with Accelerade because it feels different in your stomach but I knew what to expect.

Somewhere between mile 7 and mile 8 everything blew up. My diaphram cramped and it knocked all the air out of me. I could not get it to release and it was a struggle to stand up much less breathe. Thankfully, there was a medic station pretty soon after this happened. This sweet young girl cam running to me as soon as it came in sight so I think runners were telling them I needed help. I was trying to keep moving and trying to tell her what was wrong but I couldn't get enough air. Then some man came up, ran behind me, and pulled me back in a pseudo backbend. AIR! The cramp still wouldn't release but I could now draw enough air in to talk and run.

So I take off running slowly againest the medics advise. The sweet girl who met me, ran along beside me for about 100 yards to make sure I was ok. she asked me to check in at the next medic tent so they would know I was ok.

My chest hurts. The cramp is not as intense as when it began but its there. I look at my pace tattoo and realize that my chance for a sub 2 is gone and I am in jeopardy of not beating last year's time. I suffer on. My pain reminds me of my dad and how he is in so much pain. I think about the fact that this will probably be my last race to run in his honor. Why am I thinking this now? I need to get my game face on and run faster.

Mile 12 has this big mean hill that winds around downtown buildings. The hill goes on forever and it completely defeats me. I am really crying now. Other runners are patting me on the back as they pass me. I am pathetic.

Then someone says "You can do this TNT" It startles me. It pulls me back from the fog of self pity and pain and I start running. I take a deep breath and the cramp releases. I look down at my garmin and I have .4 miles left. I start passing people yelling out ".4 miles Let's go!" These are the same people who just saw me losing it. Several people join me as I charge towards the finsh line. The cramp returns but without its earlier force and I ignore it.

I cross the finish line and I completely lose it. I am crying hysterically. The medics are asking if I am ok and I have no idea what to tell them so I just shake my head. I see Dh up ahead. He runs through the crowd and I collapse on his chest. He just holds me as crowds of people stream by us. I know he is wondering what happened but he doesn't ask. He just lets me cry.

Were you wondering about Dh and my running buddy? They both PR'd. My running partner and I have a deal that we run together as long as we can but we don't look back. Dh and I had already said we would each run our own race. They didn't see what happened because I had fallen back some. Dh wanted to slow down and wait for me but Rachel told him I wouldn't want him to do that. She was right.

How do you salvage a bad run? well....

We met up with all my friends from TNT, then went to the finish line and cheered until the very last finisher crossed. Then we went to the Marathon finish line and cheered until our voices gave out. I think only a few runners were still on the course when we left. I wanted to stay for them, but I was getting pretty sunburnt and I needed to sleep.

Oh, the finish area was mobbed. WAY too many people in narrow stretches of space. They did have tons of food for us though and a free sample of beer. No dunkin doughnuts this year though and none of those mylar blankets either and I could have really used one. It was cold when I finished but it warmed up about 30 minutes later and by the time those last runners were coming in it was down right HOT.

[Cruella de mom]

Way to go Ed! I thought the course was pretty hilly too and I live in north Georgia where we have mountains not far away! I saw a quote from one of the winners who said she thought it was hilly too.

Way to go Casey! Your pictures make it look easy. You look fabulous at the finish!

Awesome Job Chris! Isn't it weird how some races make you nervous and others don't? A 5k is so fast that there isn't room to settle in and go, its just go.

[joan4mickey]

Cruella de mom Your story brought tears to my eyes. You can always run for your Dad where ever he is. Memories are forever. Way to finish!

[AmyBeth68]

Cecilia: Way to battle...you're a warrior and your dad must be incredibly proud of you as you are of him. Every race has it's own purpose...sometimes it's about PR and sometimes it's about the human spirit and our will to carry on in the face adversity. That's why I continue to marathon...because each time there's a new life lesson. Thanks for sharing your amazing story. It was a tough course, I ran it last year. Again...you are a true warrior. Battle on girl and I wish you the best as you visit your dad next weekend...I'll be thinking of you both. :hug:

[cdn_gal_eeyore]

Chris - Congratulations on your PR!

Casey - Great job on your race! What a cool medal, and terrific pics. Thanks for sharing!

Ed - Congratulations on finishing your second race ever and your first half! Glad to hear your experience was such a positive one!

Cecilia - Your post brought tears to my eyes. I'm so sorry that it was such a difficult race for you, but how amazing that you dug down and finished that way. I have no doubt that your father will be proud of you for such a terrific effort. All the best.:hug:

[goofyinohio]

Cecilia - Thank you for sharing your story with us. It really puts things in perspective for me! I'm sure your family is very proud of you!!!
I hope to get to do this half someday as I've heard great things about it.

[cdn_gal_eeyore]

This morning I ran the Calgary Police 5K. There is a half marathon race as well and it was really neat to see all the runners for the half lining up with the police escorts waiting in front of the start line.

I ran into one of my blogger buddies at the start line and we chit chatted for a bit until it was time to take off. I had a goal in mind...I really wanted to PR and go sub 30:00. As soon as it was our time to start the police escorts took off and I was quick out of the gate. I ran the first mile way too fast - 8:23. I thought I could keep it up but as soon as the uphill started my pace started to flag. I was hurting at the end but I tried to sprint for the finish -- coming in at 30:22 - good enough to shave 6 seconds off for a new PR. Fingers crossed that a sub 30:00 5K may be possible at the Go Red for Women 5K at WDW next weekend!!

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u85/lkketo/Police%205K/Police5K08003.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u85/lkketo/Police%205K/Police5K08004-1.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u85/lkketo/Police%205K/Police5K08008-1.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u85/lkketo/Police%205K/Police5K08010-1.jpg

I was needing a little bit of help from the tree in this picture...

And because the race wasn't chip timed for the 5K folks (or even recorded for us in any way), here is my proof of time:

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u85/lkketo/Police%205K/Police5K08011-1.jpg

[windwalker]

Cecillia, I'm so proud to be your friend, you are an amazing lady.:flower3:

Ed, I live 60 miles north of Nashville and we consider it flat. The town I live in is very hilly. Our Western Kentucky U. team is called the hill toppers. I train on the hills here every day so when I race I want the course just as hilly as it can be.

Casey thanks for sharing.

Chris, YAY a PR!:yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:

Next year Erica will be all healed and we can meet y'all down there for the weekend and do the race with you. We are headed to Nashville tomorrow for Erica's check up on her little feet.

Cheering Panda:cheer2:

[MouseDogMom]

Chris - Congratulations on the PR!

Casey - Terrific job. Beautiful scenery!

Cecilia - All I can say is WOW! Still wiping the tears away. Enjoy your visit with your dad.

Leana - You continue to amaze me. Great time - I have no doubt that you'll lose the :06 next weekend.

Jackie

[MouseDogMom]

Ran the Race of Grace 5K here in Raleigh today. Did this one last year - it was 80 degrees and sunny and miserably hot. Forecast for this year was only 73, cloudy and probably rain. Was really looking forward to a much more pleasant race. But no, clouds and rain held off, temp around 75, bright sun, pretty darn hot! Beat last year's time by 0:16, but nowhere near a PR. Did have a really good 3rd mile, but died right at the end and decided I just didn't care about my time and managed to finish in 35:54 (11:29 avg pace).

This is the best local 5K in my opinion - put on by local churches, and they have music every couple of blocks. LOTS of walkers, which is good if you're a slow runner and don't want to be DLF, not so good if you're a serious runner and want a good time!

Jackie

[BamaEd1]

Cecillia,

Sorry I couldn't even have time to find your corral to say hello...I waited in line for the bathroom 4-ever!!!! My coral had moved up 4 places by the time I was done. Your story brought tears to my eyes. Way to gut it out and finish for your Dad.

[wtpclc]

Chris - COngrats! ANd congrats to your DW!

Ed - COngratulations on your first half!

Leana - :rotfl: Love your proof of time. CAn you use that for DIsney prook of time? :lmao: Great job!

Casey - Way to go! Love teh bling!

Cecelia - :grouphug: You've been around long enough to know tha tovercoming such a horrible cramp and finishing is a HUGE victory, not a bad run to be salvaged. Plus, you inspired so many at teh end and cheered fro teh otehrs behind oyu. You are a heck of a special person adn I hope you know that! :grouphug: COntinued preayers fro your dad. :wizard:

[princessrunner]

Congrats to everyone this weekend. Such awesome WISH representation in one weekend. Just can't wait to hear all the Minnie reports from next. :thumbsup2

Cecilia: I always run for my dad, more so now that he is gone because I know he never misses one of my races. I too had tears in January when I finished the half because I knew how proud of me he was. Way to gut it out and way to finish and the strong and inspiration person that we all know you are. :hug:

[xterratri]

Just quickly posting the link to my race report, still need to go back and read the others.

http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=112396&posts=1&start=1

[twoWDWfools]

Congrats to great jobs by everyone this weekend!

Cecilia: Your courage and determination are truly an inspiration to me. Not only did you overcome the pain and finish strong but then stayed to cheer others on as they finished. You truly are a special person and I am positive your Dad is and always will be proud of you. I certainly hope we get a chance to meet some day.

[wtpclc]

Lynne - Great job! SOrry about teh "washing machine" and the knee problems. Starting at 9 am in FL? You've got to be kidding. Way tto hot!

[postesf]

Well here is my brief race report.

I did my third 5k and the first one since last July and I set a PR. Took me 27 Minutes and 14 seconds. This course was much more challenging than my previous 5k's from a course perspective so I'm really excited (Lots of Hills.) Finished 15th out of 137 official Finishers (Lots of walkers including my wife - I'M SO PROUD OF HER)

Something else I found odd I was nervous today. I hadn't been at my last 3 events including the Marathon, but at a 5k I was nervous. I think it's because I knew alot of the folks there and other than my Wife and Daughters no one had seen me in an event.

I felt great though and am so happy we had a good turnout for this race.

Thanks
Chris

Great Job Chris! Congrat to you and your wife! Way to go! That's great about your PR!!!!

Stacie

[postesf]

Congratulations to you, Chris. Good job on your time.

I ran my first half marathon today. I decided to sign up just a few days ago. I just felt ready to do a half now since I've been training for one for around 11 weeks now.

The event was called the Labor of Love 50K, Marathon, 1/2, & 10K in Lovell Canyon, NV. Which is just outside of Vegas. It was a very scenic run with mountains all around. The weather was perfect, sunny and warm but not hot. I have to say it was the hardest run I've ever done but definitely worth it. I finished in 2 hours 19 minutes, so about a 10:30 pace. I am so happy that I signed up and really look forward to the Disney 1/2 even more now. I will probably do the Las Vegas 1/2 in December now.

Here are a few photos my husband snapped off. Thanks for reading. :goodvibes

I'm the girl in the green top, in the middle
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/luvmytalia/labor1.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/luvmytalia/labor2.jpg

Me with my husband after the finish
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/luvmytalia/labor3.jpg

And the medal - guys got a different color, I believe
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/luvmytalia/labor4.jpg


Great job Casey!!! Way to go! :thumbsup2

[postesf]

I ran my first 1/2 marathon this weekend; the Country Music in Nashville, TN. The weather at the start was BAD....rain and a cool wind but the rain stopped about 5 minutes before the actual start and the rest of the race, the weather was great. I loved all of the stuff along the course. The crowd support was incredible and, since it is part of the Rock-n-Roll marathon series, there were plenty of bands along the way and since it was Nashville (the music city and all), they were all good (the one at the Belmont Church was the best IMHO). They said that the course was flat....their definition of flat and mine are two different things but I'm from Montgomery, AL and pretty much the entire town is flat so hills are fairly unique. The toughest part of the course was at about mile 11.5 where there is a fairly steep, 1/4 to 1/2 mile hill. I don't think Everest could have looked any more difficult at that point. There were some amazing views, especially of the Tennessee state capital building...stunning. I had a great time and am very sore (does a full marathon hurt twice as bad as a half ?!?) but this was my second ever race and first ever 1/2 and I'm looking forward to the next one already. Somebody called me insane at church this morning and I quoted a t-shirt that I ran behind for about 2 miles "Why do people call me insane for doing the one thing that keeps me from going mental?" They didn't get it but I know ya'll will. My strongest recommendations for the Country Music Marathon and 1/2 Marathon. Great event to run with 40,000 or so of your closest friends. By the way, I love the "Wave" start system...I felt a little bit "Kenyan" by getting to "toe the starting line" :cool1:

Great job ED! Way to go on your first 1/2 Marathon!!!

Stacie

[postesf]

Joan...Great job on your 5K!

Cecilia... :hug: I am so sorry you had tough time into your 1/2 Marathon. I know this was a very emotional run for you. You did great pushing through. No matter the time it took you to do it, you were such a Warrior out there. You dad is very proud of you I'm sure. Your post really brought me to tears. Here I am at work reading your post and telling my boss,"I've got something in my eye!" :rolleyes:

Stacie

[CynthiaCindy]

Cecelia - :hug:

Thanks to everyone who wrote a race report, I always love reading them.

Leana and Chris - Congrats on your PRs:cool1:

Casey and Ed - Congrats on your first half!

[deekaypee]

To all the race/event participants: CONGRATULATIONS! :cheer2: :dance3: :banana:

Chris: WTG with your 5K, especially your placing and mastering those hills! Your DW and DDs must have been so proud!

Casey: Congrats on your first 1/2 marathon! The pics you posted are lovely, and it looks like it was a very good day to run. It's nice to know you had a good race & are looking at signing up for more events. Great time, too, btw.

Ed: Another great first 1/2 marathon. The CMM sounds like a well-organized event, with lots of support and entertainment. I'm so glad you enjoyed yourself, hills and all. (I know what you mean by being told a course is flat and thinking, "huh?") Loved the Kenyan line, too!

Cecilia: Thanks for the complete RR, as always. You help so many of us evaluate events for our future events. I truly appreciate the time you and thought you put into these posts. I'm so sorry about all the challenges you had on the course. It must have been especially difficult for you, given that this one was for your father. I know he's proud of you, no matter what your time, and that your race did him a great honor. As did your cheering on of all the finishers behind you. All the things that you do on the course, and here on WISH, are a testament to your character. I hope the time you spend with your father and all your loved ones during this time gives you some peace. :hug:

Leana: Loved the pictures--especially of you propped against the tree. You look so darned happy, as you should be with your PR. I'm sure a sub-30 is in your near future!

Jackie: Congrats on shaving off 16 seconds from last year, especially in hot weather. I think it's useful to read these RR that evaluate local races, how you felt, and why they're good events. (Your time, from my p.o.v., is still really good! :thumbsup2 )

xterratri: That's a great lot of your race. I found all the details fascinating, and especially the sections where you recorded what you would do differently. (BT is a great site, from the looks of it.) The heat acclimation sounds like it was a big hurdle, but it sounds as if you had fun before the event :woohoo: and you have strategies for improving your time in each leg & the transition. I'm not only impressed by your ability to do a Tri but by your ability to analyze your event & set goals. (And WTG beating your swim time, finding a comfortable biking pace, and not injuring yourself on the run despite the issues with your quad.)

[1/2Marathonpixie]

I did the Country Music Marathon as well! I did it last year and had so much fun I came back.

I'll cover some highlights of mine. My DH and I arrived at noon on Thursday to meet up with a group I have been doing races with for a number of years. We were all staying at the same hotel and were ready for some fun.

My DH and I headed for the EXPO so I could look around before the crowds arrived. It wasn't very busy and I got to see all I wanted to see. When most everyone had arrived 20 of us went to Famous Dave's for supper. It was back to the hotel to talk and catch up on what had been going on in our lives.

Friday, 21 of us went on the Nash Trash Tour. To add to the fun of the tour we all dressed as trashy tourists. If you go to Nashville check it out, it's really fun. After the tour we were met up with some more of our group and headed to the EXPO so everyone could check in. It was crazy busy so I was glad I had gone the day before. Next we had an early dinner at Demo's. Great food and great prices!!! We headed back to the hotel to make plans for the morning. My race partner had some issues with leg cramps and was nervous. I went and got her some packets of Biofreeze to pack for the race.

Race day! Our group numbered 34, 9 did the 1/2 and 1 did the full. The rest were there to cheer us on. We were met with cheers at mile 4, mile 7 and the finish. I was amazed that people came just to cheer and join in the fun.

I got many comments on my WISH shirt. The best was when a racer came up to me and asked if I was a disboards member. She said she was one as well....PiratesRock (Kim), I was thrilled to meet her!!!!!! She stayed with us for about a mile until we had to stop to look up a cell phone number. So, thanks Kim for introducing yourself.

We finished!!!!!! Our celebration dinner was at the Melting Pot. Then it was another party until the wee hours.

Nashville is such a wonderful place, I can't wait until nest year!!!!!!!

[wtpclc]

Barb - Congratulations! SOUnds liek a great time! Way to make a race fun! Can't believe you were surprised by your scream team though, that is a fun group!