I leave… tomorrow!
How did that happen? Wasn’t it just yesterday that I was thinking I had months to go before I was jumping on the plane for Orlando?
A few things have changed since I initially decided to do the half marathon with Team Diabetes… The 95Crave switch to Virgin was a go-ahead, which meant that Buzz
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could no longer join us on the trip (boo!), and also, I had a pretty bad fall on the treadmill half-way through my training which re-injured my left knee.
Thankfully, the knee issue isn’t that bad — It won’t preclude me from completing the 22km, only now, I’ll be walking very fast for a little over 3 hours to complete the half in the allowable time.
By 6:30am on Sunday (holy, this sleeplessness is making me lose days!) Saturday morning, Pacific Time, I’ll be at the finish line of Epcot Center! Can you believe I have to be up and waiting for a bus at just after midnight our time? That’s kind of nuts. I may be finding another way to the start line to be there in plenty of time for the 6am start (Eastern time) — I can’t imagine why we need to be there more than two hours before the race starts?
Wish me luck!
And, thanks again to everyone who supported this awesome cause — Maybe one day we’ll see a complete eradication of Diabetes and the suffering it causes so many people.
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GOOD LUCK!
TheQuack’s last blog post was… Soy un perdedor…
good luck, look forward to some pics!
Rocky’s last blog post was… Day 26 – Wet Wet day at Cypress Mountain
Good Luck & Have fun! I’ll be doing the marathon in Australia this summer with Team Diabetes!
Your half marathon in Florida sounds like it’ll be a wonderful adventure! Good luck with everything! I’m looking forward to hearing how it goes.
Jennifer’s last blog post was… 2009 Big Rock Goal #3 – German Lessons
Good Luck Tanya, have a great time!
Jen W’s last blog post was… Cooking Resolutions
GOOD LUCK Tanya! We’ll all be thinking of you and rooting for you back home!
Laura’s last blog post was… My Life List
@all — Thanks! I’ll be thinking all of you at mile 10, and pushing through to the last few miles and finish knowing you all pledged for me to be successful!
@Candice – Best of luck! That race sounds like fun!
good luck! apparently, you will be running with 18,000 other people … crazy! disney is a huuuge event, and two of my coworkers are on their way down there to support the joints in motion team from the arthritis society. If you see a bunch of canadians in bright green singlets, say hi to brenda and jenny.
michelle’s last blog post was… i’m like a bird.
Good luck, hon! Have an awesome time!
Monica Hamburg’s last blog post was… You Had Me at "Mask"
That’s fantastic! My father-in-law has severe diabetes. I want to thank you for taking time to participate!
Thomas’s last blog post was… My New Photo Gallery
Good luck be safe and try to have fun. Hope all goes well and we get to see some great pictures.
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Good Luck, Tanya! I think you are amazing!!
Wish you the best and I hope the weather’s great! And, that’s pretty hardcore forging ahead in spite of the knee!
Brothero’s last blog post was… Bench of a Million Pieces
Best wishes my dear
Good luck, T! Can’t wait to see the pics and hear the stories about how awesome it was!
Beth’s last blog post was… I will not procrastinate
Good luck, Tanya – hope the knee holds out!
craziequeen’s last blog post was… So tired…
Good luck Tanya…well done on competing!
Jean-Luc Picard’s last blog post was… Planning For Jean-Luc’s Birthday
i hope all was well, thank you for caring and working on a good cause
david, tree house man’s last blog post was… What is new?
walk, run, crawl, skip… it doesn’t matter. Just getting to the starting line already means you’ve achieved so much.
If your knee hurts too much, don’t worry about stopping. Injury trumps completion every time.
Good luck to you and all the best.
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Friday 13 February 2009
until 12 midnight UK time
Sunday 15 February 2009
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Happy New Year Tanya! I hope the marathon went well for you. Looking forward to reading all about it soon.
Sitting at DFW on my way home… Noticed that the darned Weekend Meet n’ Greet didn’t post as I had planned. More when I get home! I missed everyone!