Monday, January 10, 2011

Checking In

Well, I ran Disney and I finished it.  My finish time: 5:59:02 - pretty pitiful, huh?  I stopped for every character out there and had pics taken - will post some of them as soon as they're available online.  Some of the lines were pretty long - I'm guessing I added an hour to my time by waiting in all those lines, but I had fun and I finished the race, and I was still ahead of a few thousand people.

Right now, we're stuck in Orlando because of the snowstorm that hit the Southeast yesterday.  So, I'll post my recap and (hopefully) photos when we get home.  Thanks again for all of your encouragement and support - it really means a lot.

My grandfather has decided to hold a service for my grandmother in the spring, and we are going to honor that and do our best to attend the service.  I am grieving now, but I'm not sure a service would make any difference, and having spent more than 60 years married to her, I think he knows best.

Stay warm, everyone, and I'll post again soon (I hope!).

10 comments:

  1. we decided not to drive home today, we're going to try for it tomorrow. hope you got to enjoy your extra day.

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  2. CONGRATS on the race!!! & my condolences!

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  3. Brooke, I think that was a wise choice - Atlanta is supposed to be terrible right now!

    Thank you, Kim!

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  4. You had fun at the race, right? Isn't that what matters? Safe travels!

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  5. Congratulations and so glad that you enjoyed the race!

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  6. Congratulations on the race - even without stopping, my times are generally around 5:15 or 5:30 :)

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  7. can't wait to see the pictures! and ((hugs)) to you and your family

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  8. Praying for you and your family.

    Congrats on a job well done! I cannot wait to see pics!!!

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  9. I am truly sorry about your grandfather!! ((hugs))

    I'm not sure what you normal marathon times are, but truly, it sounds like you had a blast with all the characters and taking pictures and sometimes that's what these marathons are about - enjoying ourselves! Cannot wait to hear your race report...and I hope you made it home safely!! :)

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  10. My condolences on your grandma :-(

    And congrats on the race! Sounds like it was fun, fun fun!!! Can't wait to see the pics.

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