We had a wonderful time down at Cape Cod this weekend for the Hyannis Half Marathon. We stopped by the race expo Saturday afternoon to pick up our bib numbers and race packets. I was lucky enough to meet Dick Beardsley there (he holds the course record at Grandma's Marathon in Duluth). I used his training plans for my first two marathons and we had a great chat- mostly about Minnesota and how great it is :) It was a very meaningful and memorable experience to be able to meet one of my marathon idols.
With Dick Beardsley
He even autographed my race number :)
After the race expo, we headed down to Harwich to meet our friends Stephanie and Mike for our pre race dinner. They were excellent hosts- thanks for letting us stay with you guys!! We really appreciate it!
This morning was perfect running weather- partly cloudy and in the 40's. We all had great runs with Stephanie meeting her race goal, Will finishing his first half marathon and I was able to complete my first running race since having my appendix out last fall. It was a great racing day and a fabulous time with friends!
At the starting line
At the starting line
We made it!
I have a lot of training and work to do before the Boston Marathon in 8 weeks, but I am getting more excited for the race each week! I am so grateful for the support of all of you as I embark on this journey- I couldn't do it without the kind texts, words of motivation, phone calls, donations and sharing of my blog that you do! Thank you so much!!
I am still standing by my offer to pitch in $2 for every person who donates by midnight tonight- so far 3 people have donated today! We are up to $800 and slowly working our way towards my fundraising goal of $7,000. Please consider a donation- even $5 makes a huge impact in the race to the ultimate finish line- a world without cancer! Every single penny donated goes directly towards funding innovative cancer research.
Thank you again to all of my supporters and donors- I appreciate you all more than words can express!
-S
