The most INCREDIABLE Day!!!

On June 13, 2009 we started our day by getting up at 5am. Crazy but we were ready. Off at 6am to pick up the Dowds and Kara another friend. I was on a natural high just pinging off the walls. I don't think I needed any of that Gue. These are the preview pics just minutes before the race.
Jeramie and Pat were starting to get into the mind set about this point and Stacy was nervous although her smile tells a different story. I was just very spastic! We were all anxious and ready for the unexpected. With 3 months of preparation we were very ready.
Pat and Stacy we love these guys. They are our Rocks and have been great support. Thank you for doing this with us. I couldn't have imagined it any other way.
Me and My Hubbie. Can you believe it? We signed up for a Half Marathon 13.1 miles. We have 4 hrs to qualify. We can do it I know. The marathon has lots of very steep hills that you climb. We all know what goes up must go down. We live for the downs. Good Luck!!!!
Okay so you might ask what is in my shirt. It is the gue packets that you take along the way. I didn't have another pocket to spare so it went in my bra. Great place huh! Stacy is the BEST!! Thank you for being crazy with me.

And we are off. It was so cool to see all the runners getting in line. On our shoe we put a round ticker that is a timer. When you start the race as you cross the start line your time begins. I have to say waiting in line and counting down was so nerve wracking. I couldn't waite to begin. Remember I was just spastic the rest were calm. We all got our music ready and then they sounded the horn. It took a moment to get started with all the people in front of us. During the last 3 months every monday morning Stacy and I would go train. We chatted lots and never took our music. Every saturday morning we went with our hubbies and still chatted. Today we listened to the music and occasionally we would comment on things or laugh along the way. Not long after it started the boys passed us. Stacy and I ran a lot I mean a lot and when we wern't runnin' we were walking very fast. Jeramie and Pat ran for9 mil. with out stopping and by the time we were approaching the turn around point we saw the boys. It was awesome to see them. They were only less than 1 mile a way. It was so cool. What I loved the most was hearing all the runners as they breath and their feet. The noise was INCREDIABLE!!!!
We DID it!!!! Jeramie came in at 2 hrs,38 min I came in at 2 hrs, 48 min
WE are AWESOME!!!! We love every minute of it. This was truely the BEST!!!!
Pat came in at 2 hr, 36 min and stacy came in at 2 hr, 48 min. Great Job.
We finished together. Thank you Stacy for encouraging me that last leg of the race. I loved your energy. Her second wind kicked in about the 11th mile. She is amazing. Remember I had all the energy at the beginning. Well I started to climb down about the 11th mile.
These two are amazing. never having run like they did and WOW! we are so proud of our hubbies.
Great job JP! I love you, Thank you for doing this with me and supporting me in this. I am so greatful for all that you do and your accomplishment. Great Job!!!

Time to start working on the next one.... Yes no rest for the weary. We are kickin' it into high gear and next week we start training for the next one. :)