Funds Raised: $2674.61!! (53% to the goal)
Today went really fast! John and I picked up Jack and we headed to the start, which incidentally was the back parking lot of Kozlak's Royal Oak Restaurant. With Jack on bike and me, of course on foot, we headed up the short jaunt to 96 and followed that into White Bear Lake. We travelled through neighborhoods on nice shady downhill roads. It was a real treat to have the smell of the lake and the beautiful gardens. And did I mention shade...and downhills....
Then we turned onto Hwy 12 and continued making time.
With 4 miles to go, Kathy dropped off brother-in-law Joe to run it in with me. Niece Chloe was in the car with pom-poms cheering. Such a supportive group!
Then I got word that WCCO had arrived at the finish and was going to come out on the trail. Wow! That picked up the pace quite a bit! We got to the bridge and there were quite a few people waiting! But, of course I can't just stop at the bridge...I had to go to the middle. Everyone hustled out and my Uncle Dean and parents' neighbor Tom Corrigan held out a finish line reading "state line" for me to break through. Here's some pictures:
The finish line crew included those who provided support over the duration, husband John, in-laws Jack and Kathy, my parents Richard & Susan, as well as people who didn't have to put up with me for the entire week, my brother Mike, brother-in-law Joe, niece Choe, friend Sheri, neighbors Tom & Helen and aunt & uncle Dean and Anita.
Sheri brough me flowers, my parents had decorated the support car and had a banner and it was very festive! My dad had a donation bucket out and we picked up some more fundraising there. I had an interview with WCCO (local CBS) which just aired and they did a fantastic job! Then we headed up to Leo's for some ice cream. They gave me mine for free, and we donated that amount to American Cancer Society.
Thanks to everyone for their support! I can't imagine a better finish!
Intake: PB english muffin, 2 PB & honey sandwiches, gatorade, waffle fries, fruit cup, butterscotch malt, cheetos and that's it to this point.
GPS data:
Part 1 (separated only for MapMyRun abilities)
Tomorrow I'll follow up with some final thoughts and lessons learned...and hopefully a link to the WCCO story!
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