Erika - Words fail to express how happy I am for you. Not only did you achieve your goal of finishing the half marathon, you came out stronger as a result of it. Congratulations on an amazing accomplishment. You are an amazing person.
Paula
Here's to the drinking, Erika! Have one of your famous no-hangover nights! You deserve it!!!
omg. I couldn't wait to get home and read this! It's so awesome. I can't believe all the details you remember.
Ohh super secret bathroom. Did you have to go to the bathroom during the race?
No, I didn't thankfully. But there are port-a-potties along the race route just in case.![]()
Are you listening to your ipod or talking to Joanne?
A little of both. I ended up not doing the mile by mile thing...I had the podcast on for the first hour, though.![]()
I can't believe you called Liz.You are too much.
Ya, that is pretty much what other people were saying...![]()
Are you on the "I want to do this again" high?
NO! Not at all. At least not yet. I will write more about this later.
Was it what you expected?
Yes and no. The race was a race...well organized, well marked, a start line, a finish line, etc. I kinda thought there would be more camaraderie since the race was all women and all. I tried talking to a bunch of racers at different points along the way and didn't really get anywhere.I was trying to crack jokes or start up conversations and the like, but it was a no go.
What did the girls and your mom think?
They were there and super proud. They got some pics...just waiting for my mom to send them to me.
I thought of you all day. I was desprate for an iphone.[/COLOR]
10 miles, by the way, is a huge personal record - was 7 miles/35 minutes.
Erika, you are a goddess. Really. I am soooo proud of you.
And your report was hysterical!
I miss chat in the evenings.![]()
SUPER JOB ERIKA!!
You should be so intensely proud of yourself for finishing the race. You did it!!! Walk, run or crawl is my favorite BondiBand!! What matters is that you finished and that is a win no matter what your time was and no matter if you walked! Glad to hear you hooked up with Joanne. Hope to see you at the Hollis race!
Jeff had a card and a gift for me as a congratulations present, which was so thoughtful. The gift was a book that he thought I would like. Cause you can never go wrong giving me a book. He also spent all morning in the kitchen making lots of my favorite foods...very sweet. He baked a chocolate cake...and made the frosting from scratch. He was quite proud of himself. And he got a bottle of wine out of our "special occasion" collection.
Wounded muscles is right! Ye-ouch! Just thought I would wake up the thread, but Steph beat me here this morning. I'll be back...
My next race is the Disney Half in January and I am not at all nervous about that one (I know it will totally fun...I mean, you can stop every mile or so and have your picture taken with a character. No THAT is my kind of marathon!) But I plan to get more serious about training for that one since I was definitely not fully physically prepared for this one (something I will post about later).[/COLOR][/B]
Do you ever have those days where you are like, if I can just make it through today without eating those darn Twizzlers, I might make it out of here alive?
Deb, great post about the bike ride. Good for you for putting yourself first.
Nancy, you made me laugh out loud about the marathon versus childbirth! Love it!
So - take a look at http://www.a380delivery.com/qantas/ if you have a chance. If you look at Episode 14, Cabin Installation, the beige seats and furniture are our stuff. Super First Class, because it's so much more than First Class. This seat does more than my dad's lazy boy! 84" bed...10-way massage...4-way lumbar...dining for 2...17" flatscreen...the seat has 8 independent motors. At 1:15pm EST, the delivery ceremony will take place, and while I may not be there (though my CEO is) I'll certainly be watching it on the internet. Fly away! In celebration of 3 very long years for me (and 40 lbs of weight gained) where work came first and family second (yes, that's changed now), I'm giving away little clip-on koalas today at work. My joke is that you can either cherish it as a memory or crush it under your heel!
Deb
OMG, Lisa! That is too funny!
And here are the pics of me and Tracy and Joanne! (Note--these were all taken by Cammie who is just 7 and has a cheap-o digital camera, so they are not the best.)
This is me at the finish...PROOF!(and if you look closely, you can see someone behind me with her hands up the in air as she gets ready to cross...and others well behind her...proof that I was not last! :rofl: )
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And here is me getting my chip off. Why she took this, I'll never know!
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Three happy WISHers (Joanne, me, and Tracy):
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Me and my girls:
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Back of my shirt:
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Really. I am going to cry. I love you.
You hottie.
Love, love. did I mention lovethe pictures.
Loved them Erika.
You look fabulous and so flippin' beautiful.
I must tell Tracy. I'm looking at you guys thinking "what weight do you have/want to lose?". I'm lost.![]()
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Really Erika - are you at goal as far as size goes?
You look so beautiful. Very inspiring.
That one of you and you two girls is gorgeous. Nice of all three of you.
Loved them - I know I can't shut up.![]()
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Actually, all day I thought of Deb riding her bike for 10 miles and wishing I was doing the same.
Deb, finally got a chance to look at this. OMG!!! That is one nice aircraft. I mean, I seriously need to be a millionaire! I'm impressed. Exactly which seats were yours. The ones that laid down in a little office alcove?
OMG, Lisa! That is too funny!
And here are the pics of me and Tracy and Joanne! (Note--these were all taken by Cammie who is just 7 and has a cheap-o digital camera, so they are not the best.)
This is me at the finish...PROOF!(and if you look closely, you can see someone behind me with her hands up the in air as she gets ready to cross...and others well behind her...proof that I was not last! :rofl: )
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And here is me getting my chip off. Why she took this, I'll never know!
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Three happy WISHers (Joanne, me, and Tracy):
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Me and my girls:
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Back of my shirt:
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I'm here. Reading as always, not posting as always.![]()
I am on my 4th day straight with some form of working out. Tonight is hockey.
I might be on AIM tonight but not until after 11PM.
Hope everyone is having a great day!