Relay for Life!

I had the most amazing time at Relay for Life last night....I just wish I would have thought to take some pictures! :-o

There were 1080 participants.  58 teams.  Total dollars raised for the Fight Against Cancer: $104,554.18!
Wow!!! 

I was on a team with a group of runners.  Something about runners, you build an instant friendship and commodore.  We all ran/walked together the whole night.  I did 26.33 miles!!!!!  Wow!!!!  I now KNOW I can do a FULL marathon!  I'm still in shock.  The only thing on me that even hurts is the balls of my feet.  Other than that, I feel pretty good...just don't ask me how I feel when I get out of bed tomorrow. LOL!

The wind was a battle all night.  Around 4am, they were taking down banners and packing things away.  Most of the campsites were packing things up and moving out also.  So around 4:45ish A.M., my handsome hubby picked me up (since he was working until 7am).  I rode around with him for a little bit, and then we went back to his work. I have a new respect for his line of work now.  Wow!  After he finally got off of work after 7AM, we found out there had been an accident and the hwy we take home was being blocked off for care flight. So we went to a local cafe and drank coffee and had breakfast.  Ahhh, just being together....just the two of us, reconnecting without the kids.  Bliss!  We got home and crawled in bed at 9:30am.  I had been up for 28 1/2 hours straight.  I crashed!  I woke up wide awake at 1:30 though.  So I got up, cleaned house, and am now sitting here at the computer to get caught up on reports (what I can before the boys get back around 4 or 5pm). 

It was an AMAZING night.  I made new friends, and found out they will be running some of the same upcoming races that I am planning to run! Yea!! So hopefully, for once, I'll have people to run with! :-) 
God is GOOD, ALL the time! 

Relay for Life!

Sorry I've been neglecting my blog lately.  :-(  My oldest son is in baseball, and it has rather consumed all of our free time lately. 

This Friday I am going to be doing the Relay for Life!  Can't wait.  It's such an amazing event, and I do it in honor of my grandfather (Papaw).  We lost him to cancer about 5 years ago.  He had cancer when I was little, and won that battle.  But later in life he got a different kind of cancer and he fought it hard, but it eventually spread to his bones and then his brain and he lost the battle.  Therefore, I do this Relay in honor of him, and to help other families to hopefully WIN their battle with cancer.  It's an emotion and fun night, and I can't wait. 

I am still running.  Love it!  I'm planning to do a 10K in June, and then I'm planning to run the Hottest Half in August.  Crazy I know, but "why not".  :-) 

Hope you are all sticking with your workouts, and reaching your goals!  Bikini season is almost here!  Yea!!!