Daily Archives: Tuesday, December 13, 2005

I finally got to meet Karen and Dawn at my first race ever in Calgary! What amazing people! Karen was very supportive and helpful and Dawn was fabulously inspiring! You should have seen Karen. After she finished she just ran back a couple hundred meters to meet up and run with us slow folks, taking pictures, and shouting encouragement. The first picture was taken by Karen. The second picture shows Morgan and I crossing the finish line. It also shows the back of Karen running away to meet other finishers. The third with the Muscular Dystrophy banner is a shot of the crowd. The forth and fifth pictures are of happy finishers, and the last is our group shot with Karen, me. Morgan, and Dawn. I had a lot of fun. Karen gave me a tiny purple heart that attaches to my shoelace as a reminder that “I had the … Continue reading →

…and here is a picture of Morgan, Marilyn, and John.

The theme was Catch the Elves and it was a fun run. I am very glad to have met Karen C. and Dawn. Karen was amazing and very supportive. She finished way before Dawn and me, but I don’t know her time. Karen ran back and forth to urge on late finishers as if she had not just run the 10k herself. Amazing energy. I am also very impressed with Dawn. Dawn is such an inspiration! Thank you Karen and Dawn for your support! Here is a photo of the group just before the race. From left to right we have Karen, John, Morgan, and Dawn.