Mission Accomplished.....thanks to everyone for your support and encouragement. Kelly and I both completed the full marathon in the allotted time and raised over $2500.00 for cancer research. Our event started Saturday night at the Detroit Marriott. We were able to stay in the Central tower of the GM Building on the 33rd floor. Beautiful accommodations and view of the city and course we'd be running (kind of scary). We enjoyed a carb loading pasta dinner and retired to our rooms early knowing we had an early start in the morning (Kelly fought that one!). We woke up at 5AM on Sunday and made our way to the lobby for a 5:45 team picture then walked the mile to the starting line. It was a very exciting experience and we could feel the adrenaline start to flow. By 7:15 the gun sounded and we were off. Kelly managed to run a full 14 miles without stopping (busted ankle and all). She walked portions after that and finished in 5 hours - 40 minutes! So proud of her! I was able to run 20 miles straight without a break, but found myself cramping up and unable to keep my pace. I couldn't believe how many people were on the side of the road massaging muscles after mile 20. We were told it was the infamous mile that brought down many runners. I felt great at 19 and then boom, it hit. I walked a mile or so to stretch out and finished the race about 25min off pace. I finished in 4 hours - 39 min - 42sec. Not bad! We enjoyed a very nice victory dinner (and drinks finally) at Fishbones in Greek town following the race. Our entire team made the run and received medals. Way to go guys!!! Over 16,000 people participated in the marathon. Many tears shed, goals accomplished, dollars raised and awareness obtained. We're glad to have had this experience and are thankful to have friends and family along for the ride! Thanks again to ALL!!!
Till next time, which I'm sure there will be!
WELCOME!!!
On May 14th, 2007 we joined Team in Training and became part of our first ever marathon adventure. A marathon dedicated to finding a cure for cancer. Signing up for a 26mile race was a very scary experience to say the least!!! To be honest, we can both find ourselves out of breath running up the basement stairs, LOL!!! When we found out about TNT we felt it was a great way to get in shape while supporting a well deserved cause. The following blogs are journal entries of what the process was really like for us. From first day training, till race day, we'll be keeping a log of our efforts, set-backs and triumphs. We'll also keep you posted on our fundraising achievements. Check back from time to time to see how we're doing. We'll need encouragement and support during this process, but not as much as those battling cancer!
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