Hmmmm.....

Did I offend anyone with my last post? No comments for it, hmmm....just wondering.

History in the making

Our 44th President has been sworn into office. What a ground breaking day! I am proud of our country for overcoming old predjudices and proud to be alive to see it. I might not agree with all of this plans and policies, but I plan to support our President and give him the respect his office deserves.

My first marathon

Well, I can mark one of my goals off of my list. This past weekend I competed in my first marathon out in Florida at, you guessed it, Walt Disney World. I finished with a time of 4 hours, 34 minutes. I placed 4,665 out of 14,940 runners and I ran the whole time, only stopping once to pee. Not too shabby, huh! I maintained about a 10 minute mile the whole time, the first 3-4 were slower because I was at the back of the pack, trying to fight my way through the crowd. I went out with a horribly strained left quadricep, it hurt so bad the Tues. before I could hardly walk. Ibuprofen has become my new best friend! So I took things easy until the big day. I felt pretty good, a twinge of pain every now and then, nothing I couldn't run through. When my leg killed the most was the first step I took after stopping. Yikes!! Kenny was able to see me at 3 of the mile markers, #4, #13 and #23 and the finish line. There was no way he could have spotted me at the start because for one it was only 5:50 am, dark and there were 14,000 other runners. I was so happy to see a familiar face in the crowd when I did, it really kept me going. Not to mention the Clif shot blocks I was eating for energy. 50mg of caffeine per block! When I crossed the finish line they even said my name. The announcer said, "Susan Gear, from Spanish City". I assumed he meant me. I got a really nice Mickey medal for finishing and Kenny and I spent two days at the parks. It was really weird not being there with the kiddies, but we still had fun. I am kind of hooked on this marathon thing. I am already planning and training for next year when I plan to run the Goofy race. It consists of running a half marathon the first day and then the full marathon the next day. You get three medals for finishing all of them. Anyone want to join me?


The start of the race.


Mile #4

Mile #13, halfway there.

Mile #23


I did it!

The sign behind says, "See you in 2010". I plan on it!

My favorite place on Earth with my favorite person.

Ice cream and the Haunted Mansion

Riding Big Thunder Mountain

Music of choice

Help! I need your suggestions of choice music to run/workout to. Something fun, upbeat, clean! Send me your suggestions before Friday, Jan. 9th.
Thanks!