I did it!!!

The 2015 Bubble Run is now history and I DID IT!!!  I walked the 5 kilometers in 1 hour and 26 minutes.  It was a great time.

Here I am with my daughter, Michaela, before the race:

Here are more pictures from before we started:

2 Tracys and me

Me, Tracy, Michaela, Layla

The group

My biggest cheerleader was my husband, John:

Now we are approaching the starting line:

As you can see, it was a very cloudy and rainy day.  At least at that point of the day, it was still warm, so the rain really didn't bother me.

There were 4 "bog" of bubbles of different colors to walk through:

Before pink

After pink

Before Green

After Green

Before Blue

Before Yellow

My niece, Tracy, was my walking partner and stayed with me the whole time:

Finally we see the finish line!!  And we see my hubby, my sister, my son and daughter, and my great-nephew.  They were all waving and cheering me on.

Approaching the final turn

We see the finish line!!!

And after the race:

Michalea and I after the race

 A Bubbled Michaela

My great-niece, Samatha

I am amazed that I was able to do it.  My thighs started screaming about 1/2 way through, but I was determined not to give up.  It was fun talking to Tracy.  Sometimes we were chatting up a storm, and other times we were silent and just walking along.  It was great to have her with me.  I could also feel the presence of my friend, Christy, pushing me along from heaven.  There were several people in wheelchairs walking with their friends, and when I saw them I thought about how much fun Christy would have had doing this with me.  

This was such a wonderful experience.  I had no idea what to expect, and I had a blast!!  I know some things to do for next time, that's for sure.  Like bring a ziplock bag for the cell phone and bring a change of clothes and shoes for after.

After the race, we went to Crackle Barrel to eat.  The temperature dropped and I was freezing!!!  The hot coffee at the restaurant sure felt good.  As we were heading back to the van after eating, I started to really feel the ache.  Boy do my muscles hurt!!!  But after going home and changing clothes, hubby, Michaela, and I went out and did some shopping.  We had thought about going out for dinner, but decided to go home and order Chinese instead.  And of course as soon as we got home, I took some tylenol.

Next year we are going to have a bigger group walking.  Hubby is going to walk too, and he is already planning his outfit to wear.  This has been a great experience, and now that I've done one, I want to do more.  If anyone wants to walk with me, just let me know!

Thanks again for all the words and encouragement and support.  I couldn't have done it without you.

Thank you God for giving me the strength to do this. Amen!