Minnie Marathon Race Reports/Encouragement/Kudos

[Scott H]

Kistrina,

Way to go you should be proud of being there and doing the event. Very good job, you were in the arena and not a spectator.

 

[mkymsehi]

Was it the last 5K to? I wish I could take credit for being last in the 15K - I don't think I could have done 9 miles!

Ooops, just re-read that you raced on Saturday, not Sunday. I presumed your race report was for the 15K.

Still though, I think it was the last Minnie Weekend. Anyone out there know for sure?

 

[Scott H]

Minnie Report for Scott and Lynn,

We woke up and it was dark, 4:30. It was funny as I was dreaming that I was getting ready for the race. Woke up and I was not ready, bummer. Got our stuff together and went to AK, where we left the car.

Went strait to the Porta Potty lines, and then worked our way slowly to the starting area, weather was a little warmer than I expected but very tolerable.

Before I knew it the National Anthem was sung and the countdown fireworks were blasting and we were off, I waived good bye to Lynn and started running.

Not real crowded and did not have many folks in the way. Pretty easy to work my way through the masses. A few folks were passing me. Really felt folks exhibited very good race etiquette.

Water stops were plentiful and there did not seem to be many lines at the porta potties.

I knew the first part would rather void of visual stimulus, so just voided my mind and enjoyed the first 5 miles or so. I knew when I got to the Studios the scenery would be more prolific.

Through the back side of the Studios past the Hat and down Hollywood Blvd, hung a left and out the back way to the path to BWV area, over the bridge and past the BCV. Then as we approached the International Gateway to EPCOT we hung a left and came to the World Showcase by GB. KEWL!!! I really like the last couple of miles through EPCOT.

Near the fountain the picked up the pace and made it to the finish.

I seemed to miss the characters at DHS, other than Mulan and Mushou. Finish gates went smoothly, Medal, KEWL!!!!, water and powerade, then bypassed the photos, and goy some chow.

Waited for Lynn with some WISH folks, the Green shirts are easy to spot. Lynn made it and we got her some food and then watched the kids races.

Headed back to OKW and cleaned up and hit the pool. Cold enough for me to call it an Ice Bath. LOL Chatted with Jennegg. The we went to AK did a safari, and EE, caught the parade, met up with Shari P and had a diner at Rainforest, (this is becoming a tradition).

Called a night and slept pretty well.

It was great to meet so many folks and wished we could have met more, well we will see ya at the DL ½ and TOT and Marathon Weekend.

Keep up the great work one and all.

 

[hoosmi]

Kristina- It was the last Minnie weekend now that they have this Princess half thing in March. I say you go down in history! (It certainly makes for a great story!) I finished DLF in my first 5k too- it's okay. Someone has to, and looking at your fabulous picture with your medal and your family, I'm sure you'd rather be DLF than DNS!

When my daughter and I went back to the hotel after the 5k, we amused ourselves by talking about how all the people coming out of the lobby were just starting their days, and we'd already done a 5k!

My absurdly long race report is in the "where are the Minnie reports?" thread. To sum it up, I had a wonderful time, I love WISH, and I'm going to miss the Minnie. Who knew I could sum things up?!

Jen in GA

 

[smileyk8]

Can i first off say what an absolute pleasure it was to meet all you guys! I loved Anne's announcement as i walked into the meet- 'IT'S SMILEYK8.... FROM THE UK!!!' made me feel special. You wishers are the friendliest bunch ever and i want to thank you for making my first disney race feel so special.

So to the race- we left POFQ at 5am, Bunnyfoo's lovely fiance took us to Epcot (thank you thank you!) and we got the bus to AK. Have to say it all worked really well but took a while as we arrived about 5.50am. Still in good time to say hi to all the glowing people and hit the portaloos- got to skip a few people as i'd remembered to bring toilet roll and some had run out

Straight after than we headed into the start area and i got in the 7-9min per mile bit after a lot of thought. I also have to add i love how patriotic your country is, i had goosebumps listening and i'm foreign!!! So i started off running around 8.30 according to ipod and this fluctuated to just over 9 per mile throughout the race. Somewhere about half way i was passed by craig (i think) who's encouragement was so great. He looked fab, i felt hot and tired. Around 7 miles my knee was twinging like crazy, but i remembered a quote i'd read in runners world- 'pain is temporary, quitting is forever' that kept me going. I surprised myself and actually found the last mile really hard- imagined running thru epcot would be enough to keep me going.

Finished 1 hr 26min 3 secs in my first 15km and disney race. The comments from CMs of how proud they were as we ran around made me feel so special as it's such a different culture to england. Thanks to anyone who cheered- i did try to smile as i breathed!!!

Everyone did amazingly and i hope you're all proud minnie medal wearers.

 

[TXAng]

Joan – Loved the photos. Great job!

Tracy – Congrats on your PR. Great photos.

Scott and Lynn – WTG!

Kristina – Congrats for sticking with it and finishing! So glad to hear that there was lots of support there for you.

Carol – Great report. Congrats!

Smileyk8 – WTG!

 

[cobbler]

How do we find our our chip times? I used one of the black chips provided and when I enter the information on the backside of the envelope that they were in, they can't find anything.

 

[dsnyfan21]

Here is the link for results for the Minnie 15K:

http://results.active.com/pages/searchform.jsp?rsID=61813

Said there where 2,632 finishers.

 

[CarolA]

How do we find our our chip times? I used one of the black chips provided and when I enter the information on the backside of the envelope that they were in, they can't find anything.

Put in your bib number not the chip number

 

[cobbler]

Ok, but where? Is there another site besides the trackshack.com site?
I only see the championchip search under the race results.

 

[cobbler]

I found it. It is under the Minnie Marathon site through Disney sports. I was trying the trackshack like it said on the back of the chip envelope.

 

[MiniGirl]

Was it the last 5K to? I wish I could take credit for being last in the 15K - I don't think I could have done 9 miles!

You take credit for the 5K and I'll take credit for being the DLFer in the 15K.

First a little background info.... I went into this race knowing I was undertrained, but I knew I could do the distance because I did finish the Half in January. As always, I was more concerned about the pace. With that in mind, I decided to go out last Thursday (or maybe Wednesday) for one more quick session. It was going to be short, but fast. Well, fast for me anyway. After a little bit of stretching and walking for 5 minutes, I pick up my pace, and within a few steps feel this terrible pain in my left calf. I slow down hoping it'll work itself out, but it didn't. I didn't want to push too far with the 15K in a few days so I went home and tried to rest it as much as possible until Sunday. So, now I'm going into the race undertrained and injured. Honestly, Sunday morning I had no idea how my leg would feel when I started.

So..... Sunday morning my dh calls to wake me up at 4:30. (I left him and the girls at home and was solo on this very short trip.) A few minutes later I get my wake up call from Stitch. I love that wake up call. Getting ready was really easy. Since I was by myself, I was able to get everything ready and to bed early the night before and I could turn on as many lights as I needed in the morning. Anyway, I drove to Epcot and got on the bus to AK. While getting on the bus, I hear the first comments on my shirt. After she say down, a lady even took out a pen and wrote the saying on a napkin. She said she wanted to be sure to remember it. Getting to AK was easy and efficient. Of course, it seemed to take awhile to get there, and the whole time I'm thinking I can't believe I'm going to be covering this distance on foot. It seemed so long.

At AK, the WISH team was easy to spot, so we gathered and chatted. The I hit the porta potties, did some really good stretching, and went to line up. I planned to start out running as much as I could, so I lined up in the last running section. (I was really worried about the sweepers because I knew I was too slow. I figured if I could make it to the Studios I'd be safe.) Anyway, I reach the finish line and go to start my Garmin and realized I never reset the thing from the last training session that was cut short. I also was unable to reset it for some reason, so I really have no clue how I was doing or how far I had gone, etc. That was really hard. I didn't realize how indispensible it has become to me. I kept in on though because I had it set to beep whenever my pace fell slower than a 17 minute mile. I know still too slow. I just never got around to changing it.

Anyway, I'll be honest. I was ready to quit before I even made it out of the AK parking lot. My Garmin wasn't set and my leg hurt, but I kept going. Why? Because I could overhear 2 women behind me talking about my shirt. I took a little over 2 miles for my leg to stop hurting and feel pretty good, and I think it was probably around 2.5 miles that I finally was feeling comfortable with my stride. Before that, it was a constant struggle. I don't know. I was just off. We pass Mile 3 and right at the turn off to the Studios (at the start of the out and back) I see 2 people standing there with cones, and as I approach them they start to move in front of me. I remember almost screaming, "Nooooo. Wait!!!!! Not yet!" The guy with the cones smiles and says, "Don't worry. You're okay'" as he places a cone not 6 inches from my foot. I breathe a bittersweet sigh of relief. Bittersweet because I was happy that I made it past them, but I really wouldn't have minded if they had stopped me. I really love Minnie though (see my screen name), so I was happy to be on my way to getting a medal. Anyway, I turn around to see if I was the last person through. One other person was behind me, but I see them directing everyone else across the street and into the runners/walkers headed into the Studios. They didn't sweep them at all. At that point, I knew that I was sfe as long as my leg could hold out. It was very tempting, however, to walk across the medium and join the other groups of WISHers that were making their way back to the Studios. I didn't though because I wanted to do the entire 15K and I also thought there might be a mat out there that we needed to go over to make our time official. O well, I just keep going. During that out and back I passed 1 woman and there was still one behind me. She started to catch up to me and was very stressed out. Said she had never been this stressed out during a race, and then she slowed way down, and eventhough I knew we wouldn't get swept as long as we kept a steady pace, I didn't want to push it by slowing too much. I ended up leavingher and continuing on. Just before the Studios I notice all the bike medics and such swirling around me, and I ask if I'm last and was told I was. I said what about the 2 ladies behind me, and was told they stopped. The medic gave me a goal of catching up with the 2 women who were in front of me by the time I exited the Studios. These 2 were something else. They were stopping to take pics of everything, so as soon as I'd catch up to them, they'd take off running. It was kind of comical, and I neer did catch them. I did however, pass 3 other people in the Studios and a few more on the walkway to the BoardWalk. However, everytime I though I was making up some ground, I'd hear the volunteer say, "Yeah there's just 1 more after her (me)." I even questioned 1 guy about it and told him I know I had passed at least 7 people. He had a walkie talkie and asked. I heard him, but no as I got on the Boardwalk there was just 1 person behind me. I actually passed a few more there and on the way into Epcot. I mention it only because I thought I was doing pretty well considering how bad I felt at the start. I did not like being last and having everyone hovering around me and was glad to get a few people behind me, so I was left alone a bit more. I know my pace was slowing a little, but I wasn't slowing as much as the others.

When we made it into Epcot and took that right turn, I jokes about how it would be faster if we went the other way, and one of the workers actually moved the cone fo me and said I could go that way if I wanted. I told her "No thanks. I started it and I was going to do the whole 15K." A few minutes later I really wish I had taen her up on the offer. Going over the little bridge into World Showcase, I felt a pull or a pop or something in my left calf, and I hurt. I slowed, and by the time I reached Japan I was limping. I slowed way down and again found myself wanting to quit. By the time I was backstage (right before the finishline), there was again just 1 person behind me. I slowed almost to a stop to wait for her and told her we would finish it together. Now I must admit... my motives were not pure. I remember pics from last year's Minnie, and Mickey and Minnie were both out there to escort the DLFer in. I thought that's be a cool pic to have, so I wait for the woman who was behind me. As we were walking to the line, she was in terrible pain. She was proud that she did it but embarrassed that she was finishing last. So, I did slow down right at the line and let her finish just before me since I didn't mind being the DLFer. However, I will admit that I wanted to quit. Even with just 20 yards to go, I just wanted to stop. If a chair had been there, I think I would have. My leg was absolutely throbbing. It hurt so bad. I honestly didn't know if I'd be able to take enough steps to make it across the finish line, but I did. After all, the nearest chairs were at the med tent on the other side of the line. I went there, sat to put Biofreeze on my leg and started cramping up. I couldn't even move. It was such a different feeling from the Half. After the Half, I was on a high. This time, I'll be honest.... I was just glad it was over.

However, I want to end on a positive note, so let me say that the people that make up the endurance running/walking community are the best, and WISHers are at the top of that list. The cheers for those of us in the back are amazing, and the thing is... I know many of you would've stayed to cheer for the last person even if it wasn't a WISHer. I heard some of the announcers comments and must say I found them to be extremely humbling. I also know I didn't get to thank any of you. By the time I felt okay to get up and walk to my car, I didn't see any lime green shirts. I want all of you to know though how much I appreciate ya'll and thank you for staying until the end. Also for the encouragement and tips along the way. Life has been crazy for me, and I haven't been able to make it to the boards at all for the last month or more. I haven't been posting my miles or anything, and I feel awful about that. However, ya'll were all still so welcoming and friendly to me at the meet on Saturday and again on Sunday. Truth is... I don't know when things around here will calm down, and I don't know how long it will take my leg to heal; so I don't know how long before I'll be able to post again. So, in case it is awhile, let me just go on record as saying WISH team ROCKS!!! Really, ya'll are the best.

BTW, I wanted to add that my chip time was 2:38:05. That is 90 seconds slower than my 15K split time at the Half in January. Considering how much I slowed down (at one point the Garmin showed me doing a blistering 25 minute mile) and how much pain I was in, I think that was pretty good.

After going back to the hotel and getting cleaned up, I went back to the Studios for the CM preview of Midway Mania. It was very cute and a lot of fun. I was also wanting to get a pic with Minnie and my medal. She was at the hat, and right when I got in line, a CM told me the line was closed. Bummer!!! I hope to take my kiddos there in a couple of weeks, so I'll bring my medal and get a pic then. I hope.

Thanks again WISH team. For everything.

 

[Superdebbie]

Hey Minigirl: I was one of those persons who had to take the short-cut. They were putting the cones out - around 100 feet in front of me. So glad they didn't sweep me. But, I was wondering - do you have any idea how much of a break I got? Was it 1/2 mile, 3/4 mile, 1 mile???? Any idea? I want to know because my chip time was 2:19+, but of course, since I was given a short-cut, I really didn't go the whole 9.3 miles. Trying to half-way figure out my actual time. Thanks!

 

[Krispy]

You take credit for the 5K and I'll take credit for being the DLFer in the 15K.

First a little background info.... I went into this race knowing I was undertrained, but I knew I could do the distance because I did finish the Half in January. As always, I was more concerned about the pace. With that in mind, I decided to go out last Thursday (or maybe Wednesday) for one more quick session. It was going to be short, but fast. Well, fast for me anyway. After a little bit of stretching and walking for 5 minutes, I pick up my pace, and within a few steps feel this terrible pain in my left calf. I slow down hoping it'll work itself out, but it didn't. I didn't want to push too far with the 15K in a few days so I went home and tried to rest it as much as possible until Sunday. So, now I'm going into the race undertrained and injured. Honestly, Sunday morning I had no idea how my leg would feel when I started.

So..... Sunday morning my dh calls to wake me up at 4:30. (I left him and the girls at home and was solo on this very short trip.) A few minutes later I get my wake up call from Stitch. I love that wake up call. Getting ready was really easy. Since I was by myself, I was able to get everything ready and to bed early the night before and I could turn on as many lights as I needed in the morning. Anyway, I drove to Epcot and got on the bus to AK. While getting on the bus, I hear the first comments on my shirt. After she say down, a lady even took out a pen and wrote the saying on a napkin. She said she wanted to be sure to remember it. Getting to AK was easy and efficient. Of course, it seemed to take awhile to get there, and the whole time I'm thinking I can't believe I'm going to be covering this distance on foot. It seemed so long.

At AK, the WISH team was easy to spot, so we gathered and chatted. The I hit the porta potties, did some really good stretching, and went to line up. I planned to start out running as much as I could, so I lined up in the last running section. (I was really worried about the sweepers because I knew I was too slow. I figured if I could make it to the Studios I'd be safe.) Anyway, I reach the finish line and go to start my Garmin and realized I never reset the thing from the last training session that was cut short. I also was unable to reset it for some reason, so I really have no clue how I was doing or how far I had gone, etc. That was really hard. I didn't realize how indispensible it has become to me. I kept in on though because I had it set to beep whenever my pace fell slower than a 17 minute mile. I know still too slow. I just never got around to changing it.

Anyway, I'll be honest. I was ready to quit before I even made it out of the AK parking lot. My Garmin wasn't set and my leg hurt, but I kept going. Why? Because I could overhear 2 women behind me talking about my shirt. I took a little over 2 miles for my leg to stop hurting and feel pretty good, and I think it was probably around 2.5 miles that I finally was feeling comfortable with my stride. Before that, it was a constant struggle. I don't know. I was just off. We pass Mile 3 and right at the turn off to the Studios (at the start of the out and back) I see 2 people standing there with cones, and as I approach them they start to move in front of me. I remember almost screaming, "Nooooo. Wait!!!!! Not yet!" The guy with the cones smiles and says, "Don't worry. You're okay'" as he places a cone not 6 inches from my foot. I breathe a bittersweet sigh of relief. Bittersweet because I was happy that I made it past them, but I really wouldn't have minded if they had stopped me. I really love Minnie though (see my screen name), so I was happy to be on my way to getting a medal. Anyway, I turn around to see if I was the last person through. One other person was behind me, but I see them directing everyone else across the street and into the runners/walkers headed into the Studios. They didn't sweep them at all. At that point, I knew that I was sfe as long as my leg could hold out. It was very tempting, however, to walk across the medium and join the other groups of WISHers that were making their way back to the Studios. I didn't though because I wanted to do the entire 15K and I also thought there might be a mat out there that we needed to go over to make our time official. O well, I just keep going. During that out and back I passed 1 woman and there was still one behind me. She started to catch up to me and was very stressed out. Said she had never been this stressed out during a race, and then she slowed way down, and eventhough I knew we wouldn't get swept as long as we kept a steady pace, I didn't want to push it by slowing too much. I ended up leavingher and continuing on. Just before the Studios I notice all the bike medics and such swirling around me, and I ask if I'm last and was told I was. I said what about the 2 ladies behind me, and was told they stopped. The medic gave me a goal of catching up with the 2 women who were in front of me by the time I exited the Studios. These 2 were something else. They were stopping to take pics of everything, so as soon as I'd catch up to them, they'd take off running. It was kind of comical, and I neer did catch them. I did however, pass 3 other people in the Studios and a few more on the walkway to the BoardWalk. However, everytime I though I was making up some ground, I'd hear the volunteer say, "Yeah there's just 1 more after her (me)." I even questioned 1 guy about it and told him I know I had passed at least 7 people. He had a walkie talkie and asked. I heard him, but no as I got on the Boardwalk there was just 1 person behind me. I actually passed a few more there and on the way into Epcot. I mention it only because I thought I was doing pretty well considering how bad I felt at the start. I did not like being last and having everyone hovering around me and was glad to get a few people behind me, so I was left alone a bit more. I know my pace was slowing a little, but I wasn't slowing as much as the others.

When we made it into Epcot and took that right turn, I jokes about how it would be faster if we went the other way, and one of the workers actually moved the cone fo me and said I could go that way if I wanted. I told her "No thanks. I started it and I was going to do the whole 15K." A few minutes later I really wish I had taen her up on the offer. Going over the little bridge into World Showcase, I felt a pull or a pop or something in my left calf, and I hurt. I slowed, and by the time I reached Japan I was limping. I slowed way down and again found myself wanting to quit. By the time I was backstage (right before the finishline), there was again just 1 person behind me. I slowed almost to a stop to wait for her and told her we would finish it together. Now I must admit... my motives were not pure. I remember pics from last year's Minnie, and Mickey and Minnie were both out there to escort the DLFer in. I thought that's be a cool pic to have, so I wait for the woman who was behind me. As we were walking to the line, she was in terrible pain. She was proud that she did it but embarrassed that she was finishing last. So, I did slow down right at the line and let her finish just before me since I didn't mind being the DLFer. However, I will admit that I wanted to quit. Even with just 20 yards to go, I just wanted to stop. If a chair had been there, I think I would have. My leg was absolutely throbbing. It hurt so bad. I honestly didn't know if I'd be able to take enough steps to make it across the finish line, but I did. After all, the nearest chairs were at the med tent on the other side of the line. I went there, sat to put Biofreeze on my leg and started cramping up. I couldn't even move. It was such a different feeling from the Half. After the Half, I was on a high. This time, I'll be honest.... I was just glad it was over.

However, I want to end on a positive note, so let me say that the people that make up the endurance running/walking community are the best, and WISHers are at the top of that list. The cheers for those of us in the back are amazing, and the thing is... I know many of you would've stayed to cheer for the last person even if it wasn't a WISHer. I heard some of the announcers comments and must say I found them to be extremely humbling. I also know I didn't get to thank any of you. By the time I felt okay to get up and walk to my car, I didn't see any lime green shirts. I want all of you to know though how much I appreciate ya'll and thank you for staying until the end. Also for the encouragement and tips along the way. Life has been crazy for me, and I haven't been able to make it to the boards at all for the last month or more. I haven't been posting my miles or anything, and I feel awful about that. However, ya'll were all still so welcoming and friendly to me at the meet on Saturday and again on Sunday. Truth is... I don't know when things around here will calm down, and I don't know how long it will take my leg to heal; so I don't know how long before I'll be able to post again. So, in case it is awhile, let me just go on record as saying WISH team ROCKS!!! Really, ya'll are the best.

BTW, I wanted to add that my chip time was 2:38:05. That is 90 seconds slower than my 15K split time at the Half in January. Considering how much I slowed down (at one point the Garmin showed me doing a blistering 25 minute mile) and how much pain I was in, I think that was pretty good.

After going back to the hotel and getting cleaned up, I went back to the Studios for the CM preview of Midway Mania. It was very cute and a lot of fun. I was also wanting to get a pic with Minnie and my medal. She was at the hat, and right when I got in line, a CM told me the line was closed. Bummer!!! I hope to take my kiddos there in a couple of weeks, so I'll bring my medal and get a pic then. I hope.

Thanks again WISH team. For everything.

From one DLF'er to another - I had tears in my eyes reading this - I know how you felt with the pain and everything - congratulations on finishing - another WISHer told me on my thread you went down in history as the last finisher of the last Minnie 15K! At least we made history together!

 

[MiniGirl]

Hey Minigirl: I was one of those persons who had to take the short-cut. They were putting the cones out - around 100 feet in front of me. So glad they didn't sweep me. But, I was wondering - do you have any idea how much of a break I got? Was it 1/2 mile, 3/4 mile, 1 mile???? Any idea? I want to know because my chip time was 2:19+, but of course, since I was given a short-cut, I really didn't go the whole 9.3 miles. Trying to half-way figure out my actual time. Thanks!

I honestly don't know. I went back and looked at the map, and it shows the Mile 3 Marker a little after the short cut. I would've sworn it was before it though. However, it is all a little foggy to me as well. Do you remember if you saw Mile 3 or not? Again looking at the map, I'd say it was between 1.25 and 1.5 miles. Here's the map. http://adisneyworldsports.disney.go.com/media/dwws_v0220/en_US/pdf/2008Minnie_Marathon_15K_Map.pdf

 

[mkymsehi]

Kristina and Eva go down in history as the WISHers to retired the Minnie 5K and 15K.

 

[Superdebbie]

Minigirl: the shortcut was DEFINITELY AFTER the 3 mile marker. I'm just so glad that I wasn't swept. I am very short and have such a short stride when I walk, that it's really impossible for me to walk a 15 minute mile. So, unless I can lose more weight and learn to walk/jog, I don't think I'll be able to do this again. But, at least I got my medal!!!

 

[dsnyfan21]

Debbie: Hey girl, you were looking good and I remember our conversation in the AK parking lot about your short stride. You can get faster....did you hear me?? You can get faster. It does take time, patience and practice but you can. I never thought I could about a year ago and with patience and time and working on technique for quite awhile, it has happened. Just keep at it. One foot in front of the other gets it done. Keep your head up.!!

 

[MiniGirl]

Minigirl: the shortcut was DEFINITELY AFTER the 3 mile marker. I'm just so glad that I wasn't swept. I am very short and have such a short stride when I walk, that it's really impossible for me to walk a 15 minute mile. So, unless I can lose more weight and learn to walk/jog, I don't think I'll be able to do this again. But, at least I got my medal!!!

Okay, that makes me feel better. I wasn't losing my mind. I was so sure it was right after Mile 3, and then I looked at that map and got all confuzzled. LOL!!!

I have a shorter stride, so I do know what you mean. However, regardless of your stride, you can still increase your pace -- although it may not seem like it. I, too, am over weight. I'd like to lose about 60 lbs, and my weight has stayed pretty consistent since I've started doing all this, and I have managed to increase my pace. Next up for me is the EE Challenge, so I am laying off the distance training until after that. Apparently, doing longer distances are not the most efficient way for me to lose weight. I need to do shorter distances and more cross training, so that is what I will be concentrating on.

Anyway, I'm glad you got your medal.

 

[Lexxiefern]

Eva - you did wonderfully!! I am so glad I was actually able to hang around this time and cheer for everyone. It was very cool seeing you finish!

Becky