finished the half marathon

Well, I actually finished the half marathon, thanks to the woman that walked the last three miles with me, and gave each other encouragment.  It was a lot harder than I thought, but I DID IT.  It was awsome walking over the Ambassader Bridge and back through the tunnel, and I made it to that tunnel with about five minutes to spare. lol  that was the biggest worry for me, as you only have two and a half hours to walk the eight miles.  i started with about 500 to 1000 people behind me, and ended up in the last chance to the tunnel group, but did it.  Next time i'll wear shoes a little bigger than i need, which someone told me is recommended, as my feet swelled really bad and i have a huge blister on both of my baby toes.  but, i'm happy proud and tired.  walking in canada was really peaceful, and i am soo happy i did it.  going train more for next year, and someday run the hal***** a really nice medal, and when the pictures are ready i'll buy one, and post it here.  jo

Good job!!  You should be very proud! SHannon

WTG!!!!!  You should be very proud of yourself... I hope to do something similar someday soon myself.... Wooooooo Hooooooo for you.....

Good job Granny. Will we hear more about at the support group on Wednesday? Jeanne

Awesome!!! You had a great day for it too!  Sorry about the blisters. Find yourself a good running shoe store and be fitted as the shoes make a world of difference.  Even for walkers. It isn't only about a larger size it is also about the instep etc and those off the shelf shoes from the mall stores just don't cut it.  The specialty running shoe stores are a bit pricier too but are so worth it. Again congratulations!