BLOG DAY # 60 in a day of my life. To start training-to try to run 10 miles-to accomplish that feat-A TRIBUTE TO MY WIFE & HER TEAM: 2012 CREDIT UNION 10 mile CHERRY BLOSSOOM RACE!

     On a cool(48 degree) Sunday morning: The team arrives at our house at 5:45 AM. The start of the journey to DC begins. A drive to EAST FALLS CHURCH METRO. My support team-Madison(11 yrs ) Ella (8yrs) and Jenifer (will not give age) from Syracuse and myself. Responsible for all jackets-purses-bags-Knapp sacks-food-water etc.

 

A cool -grey- day outside monument for 10 mile run.


The map of the race-10 miles through and around our nations capital!


THE BEGINNING OF THE MENS RACE-WOMEN WENT OFF 10 MIN'S. BEFORE.



18,000 runners-all shapes and sizes-men-women. All over the world.


MY LITTLE SUPPORT TEAM-JENIFER-ELLA-MADDY-such troopers-up at 4:30 am to make the journey from Winchester-to our house-to Washington DC.


SHERRY'S TEAM-DEBBY-AMY-JUDY-JOANNA-SHERRY-TAMMY!
SO PROUD OF ALL OF THEM-MOTHER & TWO DAUGHTERS!



THE CHERRY BLOSSOM 10 MILE RACE-BEAUTIFUL DC. AND BEAUTIFUL LADIES!

THE FIRST TO FINISH-KRISTEN-MIKES TWIN SISTER-GOT SEPARATED-SO CROWDED SHE COULD NOT FIND THE TEAM!



AMY & SHERRY-JUST COMPLETED 10 MILES!  113 MINUTES!



MOTHER & DAUGHTERS-DEBBY-TAMMY-SHERRY-MEMORY FOREVER!



A RELIEVED TAMMY - DEBBY SNAPPING A PHOTO-A DAY TO REMEMBER!



THEY FINISHED-HIGH FIVES-TOGETHERNESS-ACCOMPLISHMENT!











WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE-THEY CAME TOGETHER ON A COOL-GREY MORNING-AND ACCOMPLISHED WHAT MOST PEOPLE ONLY DREAM OF. ALL THE ENDLESS MILES OF TRAINING-THE HARD SURFACE OF THE ROAD-THE BLISTERS-THE EXHAUSTION- ALL COMES DOWN TO ONE THING-"THEY CAME-THEY SAW-THEY DID IT AS A TEAM!"



    SO PROUD OF THE LADIES-WAY TO GO-YOU ARE THE BEST!

                    2012 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 mile race
                                    WINNERS BY MY BOOK!