tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post2081636130922852254..comments2010-08-10T09:29:21.954-05:00Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-8239420741229558412010-08-10T09:29:21.954-05:002010-08-10T09:29:21.954-05:00Ah! Rollercoasters! Remember when we all went to 6 Flags and you and Jeff forced me to go on rollercoasters and I hated it and screamed and cried the whole time? Boy I must have been a pain. Just wanted you to know I got over it. At about age 35. I went to Valleyfair with my daughter on Sunday and I rode everything and had a ball! Ack! I miss you!Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09983236449210019827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-19135181447555749842010-07-31T10:43:29.668-05:002010-07-31T10:43:29.668-05:00Shelley that&#39;s so awesome!! Thanks for all the pictures what a great race and great time considering the sea of people! <br /><br />Great job!!!jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17084523464130876230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-8434226220914981942010-07-31T06:54:31.752-05:002010-07-31T06:54:31.752-05:00So glad you got into the spirit of the day and had a great time! I love all your race recaps.Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166689210558948213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-30197559245830345262010-07-30T09:56:53.612-05:002010-07-30T09:56:53.612-05:00I loved the photos, and I love your blog! What a journey--and thanks for sharing!Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04079110676794095541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-27253937170495157782010-07-29T21:48:19.592-05:002010-07-29T21:48:19.592-05:00Your last paragraph almost has me in tears. You are such an inspiration!<br />Kudos to you for getting to the sign before it was done (see how fast you ran!)<br />I ran in a Girls on the Run 5k w/ 7,000 runners and lots of stops and maneuverings around people...annoying!<br /> Loved the pix!Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916464882158313685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-39857163308779603332010-07-29T15:46:16.900-05:002010-07-29T15:46:16.900-05:00It all sounds like so much fun. I&#39;m glad I didn&#39;t attend.<br />;-) Hope your flight home was easy.Janellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07369763028982948026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-7223010531280848692010-07-29T14:22:12.167-05:002010-07-29T14:22:12.167-05:00Bout time there was this recap! I&#39;ve been waiting :D<br /><br />Congrats on doing it - that is an amazing thing and to see what fun you had as well! How was running with the camera?Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781375451012608773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-67949847216187905962010-07-29T12:30:56.815-05:002010-07-29T12:30:56.815-05:00Shelley - loved the recap!! I think that&#39;s a great time considering all the people. So much people watching too!<br /><br />The sign is beautiful too - glad you and Barbara had such a wonderful visit - can&#39;t wait to hear more about it and some blog meet ups along the way too - that&#39;s not fair! :Dbiz319http://biz319.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-25846476558522240092010-07-29T12:04:59.535-05:002010-07-29T12:04:59.535-05:00Great re-cap! I love all the photos, you look like you are having so much fun. Great job finishing at a decent time with all the distractions around!Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05582891413495116086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-1529572430511599552010-07-29T11:50:36.625-05:002010-07-29T11:50:36.625-05:00Great race report. Congratulations on your race.Tishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039903741028922963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-82180907029323199482010-07-29T11:03:52.850-05:002010-07-29T11:03:52.850-05:00Thanks for this post, and congrats!! I have signed up for my first 5K and cant wait! I dont know what to expect at all, but I am still excited since I am down 65 lbs and finally feel capable of doing a 5K! This makes me want to run with my camera too :) Maybe I will.<br /><br />Jennifer<br />http://wecanlosethepounds.blogspot.com/Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10263019567597636980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-27855504109860611742010-07-29T10:48:49.468-05:002010-07-29T10:48:49.468-05:00That was fun! Thanks for the vicarious visit -- now I want to go back to Santa Cruz :)The Merryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-13686715823890328122010-07-29T10:04:11.728-05:002010-07-29T10:04:11.728-05:00*high five* What fun!!! I can tell you were having a blast. And it&#39;s even better to do it with a friend. I love that you guys had entertainment along the way.<br /><br />Love it love it love it! Thanks for sharing all of the pictures. It really helps to get a sense of the race.<br /><br />((HUGS)) Glad you had fun. Gosh, what&#39;s next?!Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141980277979631252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-35206298941184691632010-07-29T09:57:12.980-05:002010-07-29T09:57:12.980-05:00Wahoo! I love that you could just enjoy what came your way. Stopping along the way and not worrying about times or goals. Just enjoying it. The experience of it! I am terrified, but still so excited about my first 5K in September! You&#39;re an inspiration for it.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542230897888388433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-19341037128895346892010-07-29T09:55:20.336-05:002010-07-29T09:55:20.336-05:00I have yet to run in a race that was that crowded! I really like races but I think that would be very frustrating to me if you couldn&#39;t actually run (I KNOW WHO AM I?). BUT 1:19 in that crowd seems really good!Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648049238771250699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-18852760570458164012010-07-29T09:49:11.308-05:002010-07-29T09:49:11.308-05:00Fun recap! Glad you had such a great time :)Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14253721829602402266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-80919193600208720052010-07-29T09:45:25.420-05:002010-07-29T09:45:25.420-05:00Love the pictures! Aren&#39;t big races like that awe-inspiring? Being a part of that mass of humanity is incredible! And so the running sort of takes a second place to the experience. <br /><br />You really have changed your life! I know all your friends and family are so happy for you and so am I. You are awesome!Roxiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01440676304336222503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-90843667139800036052010-07-29T09:39:02.779-05:002010-07-29T09:39:02.779-05:00OMG! Loving these photos! Just like being home! I&#39;ll be there next week, but won&#39;t be doing too much running myself... unless my sister drags me out to the beach for a hard workout! :-)<br /> Got my IDEAL sweatshirt out, and I&#39;m ready for some FOG!<br /> Congrats on the race! I&#39;ll shoot for next year! :-)MaryB.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16589032491549060524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-11243186432066056762010-07-29T09:35:02.763-05:002010-07-29T09:35:02.763-05:00Welcome home! Such a good race report, and awesome pics. I love the last paragraph too. I love that you have that distinct marker of a visit with your BF to think about &#39;then&#39; and &#39;now&#39; and what a difference it is. I need something like that right about now...debbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17967505760808535408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-59520489169634843232010-07-29T09:19:46.496-05:002010-07-29T09:19:46.496-05:00Welcome back to the blogosphere! And what a great post. Looked like such a fun run, and I LOVED that Ricky Bobby was in most of the photos, too :) <br /><br />Best decision you ever made...I like that, and concur.Lynn Haraldson-Beringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17682654311294278511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-83885363327829554722010-07-29T08:51:34.889-05:002010-07-29T08:51:34.889-05:00Loved your post and all the great pictures. Congrats to you and Barbara. I don&#39;t know why, but for some reason I thought you were running a half. When you said you finished in a little over an hour, I thought OMG, OMG!!! Have a safe trip home. Texas misses you!Monicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319705485471128965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-19555734210737593062010-07-29T08:48:06.936-05:002010-07-29T08:48:06.936-05:00Woohoo for you and your race!<br /><br />My 10K was 1:13, but that was without all the distractions you had.<br /><br />You guys had an amazing time for all that going on!<br /><br />We used to live in Norcal and hit up Santa Cruz, Capitola, Monterey, etc. with some frequency. Beautiful area with some BIG hills...<br /><br />Onward and upward in your evolution, right?Kyle Gershmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00235073044536622230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-29658971692116210452010-07-29T08:02:25.641-05:002010-07-29T08:02:25.641-05:00Ah, I love big races like that! Don&#39;t really have any in my area so I&#39;ve only experienced it running the Marine Corps Marathon. I can imagine it was crowded so I&#39;m glad you guys relaxed and went with the flow. Great report Shelley!Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974376008651624094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-41641917879953314132010-07-29T07:22:58.892-05:002010-07-29T07:22:58.892-05:00Yay! Congrats to you guys on your first 10K TOGETHER!! How exciting...looks like so much fun!! Watched the video, too. Um, hills? Ick. And the sign is beautiful! :) <br /><br />Glad you had so much fun... those races when you can take pics along the way are so much more fun, I think.<br /><br />HUGS from Orlando!Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012550439760563820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-81611271550624148032010-07-29T07:22:51.059-05:002010-07-29T07:22:51.059-05:00AWESOME recap- I LOVE the photos!! You have to be proud of yourself for all your hard work!! Yeah you!! :)Stephanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09469438591889936126noreply@blogger.com