It was an eventful day. We met with Dave & Erica by accident waiting for the bus to go to the race. Rode the elevator with Robert & Linda at the BW from disneyrunning.com. Then off to race. Nick tracked our mileage with his Nike ipod and between all the walking to the race start and the race it turned out to be 15,4 miles!
I was in a different corral f and the kids were in C but I had 2 friends with me in F so it was fine. Saw the man that looked like Santa, and another young man in a red speedo
so there were benefits for being in the back!!
I of course did not get in my best time because the firs 5k we were too crowded with "players" so I had to ramp it up for the remainder of the race. My watch died so I had no idea how I was doing but I was working hard to powerwalk the whole thing. Around mile 9 I started to be a bit sore so I changed my stride and rested till mile 10 then picked up the pace. I finished with a chip time of 3;12which is 12 min longer than I wanted but in retrospect, I didn't feel too bad my lower back is tight from not stretching enough but all in all I'm doing better than last year and that comes from training a lot this past summer to build a good base.
At the end Miranda and Nick were waiting for me. Unfortunately this is where I found that Hope had been swept at mile 8. She was trying hard and hoping for a miracle since she had hurt her back, had tried to keep up the pace but her stop at the MK for the b-room did her in. She said all that were swept on the bus were crying. When we met up with her we were all teary eyed. It makes our finish bitter-sweet. She's a trooper though, she is already up and out the door to volunteer for the full, she's at the Studios and is having fun so the WISH motto comes through, she's down but not out, she plans on doing another in a couple of years when she has more time to train, a stronger back and maybe the rest of us the desire to do it again.
So this morning I'll put on my medal, my shirt from the 1/2 and walk to the bridge by the Swan and wait for the eilte runners to come by and see all the best there is.
Miranda did to the race, even tho she is not accounted for since she lost her chip and was not recorded - she was very sad about that. She met Nick at the MK where mark was waiting for us with food and drink - thank God - and they finished together so she knows her time. She's tired, sore but a trooper for doing it pregnant!
Thanks for your support. signing off for now.
denise
But reading the race report on this board and on DR have given me the motivation to start again and now I have some goals on paper. The Ottawa half in May, maybe Beach to Beacon in August in Maine, the Race for the Taste at WDW in October and the big finale, WDW week-end in January 2010. 
back French Lady! Glad to see you, again!!!!!
I'm tired from travel & need to do groceries etc. Back at it Tues. night. More snow & very cold temps. coming. I'll be on the tm.......Sue
Awesome, Sue!! I can't wait to meet you!
