mom's story
This week started off pretty rough. On my drive from Waterford, Michigan to Chicago, my car blew a fuse and I was without GPS for quite a while. It is funny how dependent I have become on technology that I forget there are people I can stop and ask for directions. Luckily things worked out and I was able to get up to Waterford, Wisconsin with plenty of time to spare. I don’t know if you noticed yet, but yes in deed I did drive from Waterford, Michigan all the way to Waterford, Wisconsin. And the people of Waterford, WI treated me as if I was in fact from their home town. Not only did the Chamber of Commerce allow me to set up a booth prior to the race, they took things one step further and made continual announcements throughout the day about FiftyTwo4Mom and what I was doing. I am really grateful and amazed by everyone’s support and kindness. This was my first race selling bracelets and people really seemed to like them. I am glad I now have something to leave behind with people so that they can remember the cause and the organization and hopefully tell others about FiftyTwo4Mom and our mission.
Now for the race itself. Well this was the first race for me in a few months, and while I have kept up on my running, I have not been race training. And it was a very humid 77 degrees out for the race. This was a night race, with the race start being 8:30 p.m., and it was dark out, which helped some, but it was still VERY humid. I ran a bit fast in the first mile, and since I haven’t been race training, this really hit me hard and so I struggled for much of the next two miles. I was able to pick it up on the final mile and at the end I found myself with way too much energy. I was able to sprint past four people before slowing down as to NOT pass the kid who was in front of me at the finish line. I will have to post my time when the results become official, but I believe I was around 32 minutes. Not the best time, but thats not why I run.
At the Post Race awards the chamber again let me set up my table and sell more bracelets and collect donations. This was a very successful weekend and I have to say that I will definitely be making a second trip to Waterford, WI in the future. Pictures available at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=43844&id=172123116132894
