It's time

I can't believe that the race day is practically here. Where did all the time go? I started this journey back in February; it seems like yesterday. I re read some of my earlier entries and I really can not believe how far I've come. Simply amazing. I can't believe that I will be running a half marathon on Saturday morning!!! I'm thinking to myself, WTF?

I don't even know where to start to tell you how much this experience has meant to me. I am so grateful that I am allowed to be a part of this wonderful team I'm on. I have made so many new friends. Hopefully friends for the rest of my life. Our team raised over $90,000.00 for childrens cancer research. The best part is that $0.97 of every dollar will go directly to Seattle Childrens for research there.

I am still amazed at what my body has allowed me to do. I feel especially grateful because for 27 years I abused my body by smoking. Now I'm trying to reverse some of the damage I did. Hopefully it will work.

We leave tomorrow to go to Seattle. We will go to the Expo at Qwest field so I can get my race packet and number. I will probably change my corral because I think they put me in the wrong one. But I will talk to my coaches first. Then we will check into the hotel. I was fortunate enough to fund raise enough money to get a free night at the hotel. I would've paid for it anyway.

Friday evening we will meet for the coaches clinic. Then we get a pasta dinner and we will get to meet some of the Rally kids we've been doing this for. Plus we get to meet some of our teammates from Seattle and Tacoma that we haven't met yet.

Saturday morning the shuttles start running at 4 am, yes I said 4 AM! So it will be an early night for me on Friday. I watched a video of the course, it looks like it is pretty flat. And it's supposed to be sunny, so it will be a beautiful run.

So I will close for now. Next time I post I will officially be a marathon runner! YIPPEE!!!!

Till next time.......Rally On!!!!