WISH Brothers and Sisters, Going Forward

[windwalker]

Walt Disney said "Keep moving forward". As our year ends and another begins, I challange everyone to follow the simple but awesome advice of the mouse master and the creator of the happiest place on earth.

WISH Warriors, mentally join hands on this New Year and new beginning and pledge to keep faith in your self. Remember that you are worth the effort to keep yourself healthy and strong. We can draw strength, motivation, friendship and even a hearty laugh from each other but the true strength must come from within. We have to believe in the power and magic that is within all of us. The power to face our fears and limits and to "Keep moving forward".

On this New Year I want to thank all of you for being the wonderful people you are. We were new to WISH last January. Since then Erica and I have come to know many of you:

Wendy, you are such a wonderful athlete and inspiration.

Lily, thank you for your work to make this board so special.

Anne, your awesome way of making everyone feel welcome is so precious.

Robert, Vic, Bill, Craig, Mike, John, Duane and the rest of the WISH Knights thank you for the laughs and the friendship. You guys are aces!

Jeanne, Nancy, Kim, Maria, Denise, Stacey, Connie, Linda and the rest of my pretty walking princesses thank you for helping me stay motivated this year.

Mel thank you for keeping the weekly rolling and so popular.

Judy you are such a special lady, your way of saying the most innocent thing and making it sound so funny is a rare gift. Thank you for sharing your gift with us.

So many of you have meant so much to our group this year that it would take all night to thank everyone. But each of you have made the challanges we face more bareable. Thank you all.

Happy New Year

Party Panda

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Thank you for being part of our WISH Team. It has been an honor sharing the field of battle with you.

I am greatful to all of our WISH Team for the generosity everyone has in sharing our journey. It has made all the differency for sure.

 

[princessrunner]

I thank everyone for welcoming me in. I look forward to meeting you all in the New Year. I take great joy and inspiration in reading these boards. Some days, they are what keep me going and I hope that my postings help others too. I get some support here at home but I feel that my WISH friends are most supportive and share my goals and feelings toward exercise.

My hope for the new year is good health and continued caring and support from all my WISH friends. Keep moving everyone!!!

 

[Hockeychic]

Dave thank you so much for the kind words, you have been so supportive to everyone on this board and have helpped us all through our challeges and "poor me days" thank you!!!!!!. The internet is a amazing thing, it gives us a opportunity to meet some fabulous, amazing people we would have never gotten a change to meet in this world.

I would like to WISH, you and Erica the very best for 2008!!!!!!! I am so glad I have had the opportunity to meet you both.

To all my WISH teammates I would also like to wish you all the best for 2008 and thank you all for your support and kindness over the past year and can't wait to see you all in a few days!!!!

Kim

 

[jeanneg]

Thank-you, Dave, that was beautifully said. Please know that you and all the other experienced racers are our heroes and heroines. We would have never gotten to this point without your support and endless encouragement.
I am incredibly excited, but also very scared, about what is going to be happening in less than 2 weeks. I only know that with you guys by my side, I will be fine.

A very happy new year to everyone here and their loved ones as well.

I can't wait to see you all again soon.

 

[windwalker]

Thank-you, Dave, that was beautifully said. Please know that you and all the other experienced racers are our heroes and heroines. We would have never gotten to this point without your support and endless encouragement.
I am incredibly excited, but also very scared, about what is going to be happening in less than 2 weeks. I only know that with you guys by my side, I will be fine.

A very happy new year to everyone here and their loved ones as well.

I can't wait to see you all again soon.

Jeanne Darlin, I lean on you guys a lot to. This Goofy is new terrority for Erica and I. I have plenty of butterflies to.

A warrior going into combat learns that holding your abs tucked and tight helps control fear and pain. I figure the half on saturday will go fine but sunday will be a second day of little sleep and not much time to recover so I'm not taking it lightly. If you see me with my abs tight you will know I'm either scared or hurting.

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[Steffwalks]

Happy New Year and Happy Goofy Challenge! I will miss you all while you venture into the land of Magic and Memories. But I will be keeping up with your races while you are gone. And remember it isn't so much the road you take as it is the experiences and memories you make, afterall we are already choosing the road less traveled by...

Good luck and best wishes to all my friends!

 

[Duanerice]

Very nice Dave. It is the kind folks on this site that made me decide to start training for the marathon. It is the folks on this board that have provided me support and inspiration by sharing their stories and lives with me. Without the support from the folks on this board I am not sure I would be doing what I am going to do in less than 2 weeks (shhh we all know what it is).

I have thought about what I am going to wear for the big day. I have a favorite shirt I was going to run in, looks good with my black shorts and is kind of slimming The pictures would be better but it just wasn't the right thing to do. I wouldn't be here without the WISH team so I have to wear my WISH shirt and visor! It isn't the most flattering shirt in the world, but at least you'll see me coming!

enjoy,
Duane

 

[windwalker]

Very nice Dave. It is the kind folks on this site that made me decide to start training for the marathon. It is the folks on this board that have provided me support and inspiration by sharing their stories and lives with me. Without the support from the folks on this board I am not sure I would be doing what I am going to do in less than 2 weeks (shhh we all know what it is).

I have thought about what I am going to wear for the big day. I have a favorite shirt I was going to run in, looks good with my black shorts and is kind of slimming The pictures would be better but it just wasn't the right thing to do. I wouldn't be here without the WISH team so I have to wear my WISH shirt and visor! It isn't the most flattering shirt in the world, but at least you'll see me coming!

enjoy,
Duane

Duane I feel exactly the same way. I belong to the Bowling Green Road Runners track Club. But when I raced at the National Senior Olympics I wore the WISH colors instead of the track club's.

Here is the Track Club Shirt:

http://bgrr.com/photos/05MemDay/0003_3K.jpg

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[Scott H]

Dave, I am serious, you should go on the road as an inspirational speaker, you are a very good wordsmith.

 

[windwalker]

Dave, I am serious, you should go on the road as an inspirational speaker, you are a very good wordsmith.

Thank you Scott, I guess it's just a little bit of the old First Sgt in me. It's a challange to keep a troops motivation at the level required to go to war. This is fun stuff here. Although Robert and I are looking at a venture together, for a personal training and motivation site for walkers and runners.


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[Cruella de mom]

When I am training for a marathon, I start everyday by looking at the posts on this board. It is always inspiring. Even when someone reports a bad run or an injury, it is inspiring because you know that they are going to get back on their feet and fight back.

So thank you for being here and for keeping me going on the tough days.

Happy New Year!

Cecilia