WDWFAN9
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 22, 2001
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Well, I just returned yesterday from an awesome Marathon experience. I am so grateful I stumbled across WISH back in Jan 2005 after that first group of WISHers were returning from doing the half. Little did I know way back then how important WISH would become in my life and how much my life would be enriched by the experiences I've had with the team.
First off I would like to thank our moderators Molli and Lily who so generously give of their time keeping our little corner of the DIS functioning smoothly.
A big thank you to Vic who keeps our race calendar updated! I love seeing all the awesome races my teammates are participating in....and it's got to be a big job keeping it accurate.
Carrie and Mel - thank you for all you do outfitting our team in our amazing shirts. You've both been doing the orders for several years and make it look easy, but I know it has got to be very time consuming.
Thank you Tracy for taking care of our hat and visor orders AND our meet name tags!
Team captains - I don't know all of you, but appreciate your willingness to be responsible for tracking your team minutes and miles. Thanks so much!
Thanks Liz for organizing the Illuminations Dessert Party again. I couldn't make it this year because of a prior commitment, but it sounds like it was a great time.
The volunteers this weekend were so amazing! Gosh I really appreciated all the smiling faces. I'm just sorry I missed seeing some of you at the water stops! It was really going above and beyond the call of duty to stand out there in the cold and wind and do it so cheerfully. In general I thought the volunteers this year were some of the most enthusiastic that I have ever seen and just about everyone that I thanked turned it around and thanked me. Just as an aside I want to share a quick story about the volunteer who put the Goofy medal around my neck......when the older gentleman went to place the Goofy medal on me he said, "Congratulations on a job well done". I was pretty choked up and barely managed to croak a thank you. God bless him for appreciating the moment because he smiled at me, opened his arms and asked "How about a congratulations hug?" What a sweetheart!
Screamteamers - wow! It meant so much to have you out there on the course. I know the cold made it harder to spot each other since we were all so bundled up, and I think I missed a few people, but those that I saw were awesome. So were the oranges and pretzels! Thank you is just so inadequate to express how greatly your efforts were appreciated. Oh - to the scream teamers outside of MGM and at the Beach Club, I realized after the fact that I just kind of blew by you all.....I was just so anxious to get that Goofy medal around my neck!! Note to those who don't know me - when I say "blew by" I mean walking fast!!
Matt - what can you say about a guy who travels hundreds of miles to cheer on his teammates? You ROCK!
Real life friends - some of you have transitioned from being "just" internet teammates to being real life friends. Your love and support mean the world to me. Just a few years ago I would have never believed that some of the best people in my life would be brought to me via the internet, now I can't imagine my life without you!
WISH teammates - the ones who's screen names I recognize, who's faces I know, even the ones who I have yet had the priviledge of knowing - each and everyone of you are an important part of who the WISH Team is and I am so grateful to all of you. I guess I am just feeling sentimental in my oldER age, but you are ALL awesome.
I'd like to give a special thanks to Anne, who got me into going Goofy in the first place. We trained together long distance and her enthusiasm and dedication were contagious. Who else is crazy enough to travel from FL to IL so that we could do our 16 miler together?? It changed a LSD that I had been dreading into something that I looked forward to. Anne is a real asset to the WISH team.
Finally, even though he doesn't read here, I'd like to thank my wonderful DH Jim. When he wasn't accompanying me to halfs in the fall (getting my training in AND getting a medal - the Wendy training plan) he was a cheerful Goofy widower. He is the best.
I sincerely hope that I haven't forgotten anyone, please know I didn't mean to!
ETA: Whew, I knew I'd forgotten a thank you - a great big thanks to Judy and Kristi for organizing the Red Water Stop # 2 volunteers!
I look forward to seeing you all on the boards and hopefully at some events.
First off I would like to thank our moderators Molli and Lily who so generously give of their time keeping our little corner of the DIS functioning smoothly.
A big thank you to Vic who keeps our race calendar updated! I love seeing all the awesome races my teammates are participating in....and it's got to be a big job keeping it accurate.
Carrie and Mel - thank you for all you do outfitting our team in our amazing shirts. You've both been doing the orders for several years and make it look easy, but I know it has got to be very time consuming.
Thank you Tracy for taking care of our hat and visor orders AND our meet name tags!
Team captains - I don't know all of you, but appreciate your willingness to be responsible for tracking your team minutes and miles. Thanks so much!
Thanks Liz for organizing the Illuminations Dessert Party again. I couldn't make it this year because of a prior commitment, but it sounds like it was a great time.
The volunteers this weekend were so amazing! Gosh I really appreciated all the smiling faces. I'm just sorry I missed seeing some of you at the water stops! It was really going above and beyond the call of duty to stand out there in the cold and wind and do it so cheerfully. In general I thought the volunteers this year were some of the most enthusiastic that I have ever seen and just about everyone that I thanked turned it around and thanked me. Just as an aside I want to share a quick story about the volunteer who put the Goofy medal around my neck......when the older gentleman went to place the Goofy medal on me he said, "Congratulations on a job well done". I was pretty choked up and barely managed to croak a thank you. God bless him for appreciating the moment because he smiled at me, opened his arms and asked "How about a congratulations hug?" What a sweetheart!
Screamteamers - wow! It meant so much to have you out there on the course. I know the cold made it harder to spot each other since we were all so bundled up, and I think I missed a few people, but those that I saw were awesome. So were the oranges and pretzels! Thank you is just so inadequate to express how greatly your efforts were appreciated. Oh - to the scream teamers outside of MGM and at the Beach Club, I realized after the fact that I just kind of blew by you all.....I was just so anxious to get that Goofy medal around my neck!! Note to those who don't know me - when I say "blew by" I mean walking fast!!
Matt - what can you say about a guy who travels hundreds of miles to cheer on his teammates? You ROCK!
Real life friends - some of you have transitioned from being "just" internet teammates to being real life friends. Your love and support mean the world to me. Just a few years ago I would have never believed that some of the best people in my life would be brought to me via the internet, now I can't imagine my life without you!
WISH teammates - the ones who's screen names I recognize, who's faces I know, even the ones who I have yet had the priviledge of knowing - each and everyone of you are an important part of who the WISH Team is and I am so grateful to all of you. I guess I am just feeling sentimental in my oldER age, but you are ALL awesome.
I'd like to give a special thanks to Anne, who got me into going Goofy in the first place. We trained together long distance and her enthusiasm and dedication were contagious. Who else is crazy enough to travel from FL to IL so that we could do our 16 miler together?? It changed a LSD that I had been dreading into something that I looked forward to. Anne is a real asset to the WISH team.
Finally, even though he doesn't read here, I'd like to thank my wonderful DH Jim. When he wasn't accompanying me to halfs in the fall (getting my training in AND getting a medal - the Wendy training plan) he was a cheerful Goofy widower. He is the best.
I sincerely hope that I haven't forgotten anyone, please know I didn't mean to!
ETA: Whew, I knew I'd forgotten a thank you - a great big thanks to Judy and Kristi for organizing the Red Water Stop # 2 volunteers!
I look forward to seeing you all on the boards and hopefully at some events.