Saturday June 28th Run

What a perfect day for a "fun" run. Thank you Wilczynski family for everything ! You totally outdid any breakfast function I have ever attended. Our team continues to amaze me with their dedication, strength and running abilities. Carol, Mary, Joe, Anne you all did awesome and I am so proud to be running with such great people. I can not believe how far we have all come from week one. There is no way I would have accomplished all I have without you. And to have family running now because of the program is just wonderful. Jim loves running and socializing with everyone getting bits and pieces of information and advice to make his running ability that much better. Both being new to the running field we just take it all in and use what we can.

George it was great to see you and to get an update on you!

Tricia, Kelly, Tammy, and Chris we so missed you on Saturday.

Joe, Sue, and Erica thank you so much ! You are the BEST !!!
See you all on Monday night

Great Run

Congrats to all of us last night!!! We did it!
Kim W. thank you for waiting for me and finishing the run with me. I appreciated it.
I won't be able to run with you guys on Wed. but have a great run and I will see you on Sat.
George we are thinking of you and wishing you well. We all missed your smiling face last night.
Keep us posted.

WEEK TEN !!!

I can not believe its week ten. We have come a long way. Carol, Anne and I were just trying to take it all in after the run on monday ...just a few weeks ago we were at week one and that 1.8 miles seemed unobtainable! Look at us all now.
I want to thank so much Kim S, Joe W, Joanne, Chris, Jason for everything from selecting me for the Go the Distance Program to the excellent advice and the awesome support. There is no way I would be where I am today with my fitness if it werent for you all. Two months ago exercise wasnt in my vocabulary, it surely is now. I am proud and honored to be a part of the team. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
George you are in our thoughts and prayers in hopes all goes well.
See you all on Saturday ! I am running Wednesday but on a track so I wont be with you all but will be thinking of you all.

Great Run

Hi Everyone,
Tuesdays run was great! Wow. 7.5 miles is such a long way but we did it!!! I felt very proud of all of us. Kim W. I am so happy for you. Hope your run this week on the track was good too. Joe W. I hope you are feeling better and will be okay. My thoughts are with you. I will see the Sat. group in the morning. If people are needed to help with water stations this week let me know I have helpers.

Week 9 !

Great run everyone ! The weather cooperated until the end, then boy did it get cold. Big difference from last weeks overwhelming heat. So glad to be back with everyone running. I am running on a track Thursday and if all feels good I will see you all on Saturday, otherwise I will see you on Monday. Joe W. I hope all is well and please keep us in the loop !

June 16, 2008 Week #9

Move over Anne...make room for your running partner ! Treadmill runs went well last week and I ran on the H.P. outdoor track on sat, and again on the treadmill tonight...ALL IS WELL ! only went 1 1/2 miles each time but all is great ! Looks like I will be running with you all tomorrow but only a partial course run to make sure I am 100% Just to be there with you all again and running is my goal for the week, regardless of the mileage ! May I say stress fractures stink ! I wouldnt wish them on my worst enemy...I was so determined to back to 100% as quickly as possible and believe I am there. I got some catching up to do to get to the point you all are at and with the luck of the "running Gods" I will be there hopefully by Boilermaker Sunday...Thank you everyone for your caring thoughts and emails from the bottom of my heart. :) Kim

Kim W.

Hi Kim W.
Hope you are having a good week and feeling good. Thanks for being there to support all of us these last few weeks. I miss you too and look forward to running together and getting our pace back. It has been hard to keep up the pace without you. So you take care of yourself and get better. I will see you Tues.

WEEK 8

Okay...first and foremost thank you everyone for not making fun of my last blog !
a week off ! Yikes I really need to get back on the pavement !
What a great run on Monday despite the heat and humidity. Extremely impressive.
It is so great to be a part of this team of dedicated runners. Its great to meet experienced runners and listen to words of advice and expertise. Thank you so much for the support.
Anne, you are doing awesome ! I am so proud of my running buddy, not sure if I am going to be able to keep up with you when I return ! Monday was clearly a difficult run but Carol, Mary, Tammy, Chris, Anne, and Joe you all did GREAT ! It was my pleasure to watch each of you finish the run and an honor to be a part of it. I bet you were glad to see the water station at the finish, I was glad to be there. Jealous and envious of you but honored !

week 7 coming up!

Wow...we are really getting a dose of Upstate NY weather ! First we couldn't get it warm and sunny now and now over 90 degrees Monday! 7 miles tomorrow, I know with the awesome job everyone is doing it will be obtained by all. See you all tomorrow keep cool and drink lots and lots of water !

Hi Everyone

Hello Everyone! I am so sorry that I have not really been in contact or come down to see you. I am sure Kim W will agree with me when I say this, to be there is like salt in the wound knowing you can run. My heart and soul was truly into this and it was going so well then what disappointment. Our team is so awesome.

The Dr. originally said that they thought that I just had arthritis and bursitis but I had to go to the Dr. again the other day because I developed a bump below my knee cap and pain behind my knee. Now they are thinking I have torn my meniscus. My family and I went for a walk the other night and we went down a hill and up a hill and I was in so much pain, so the Dr. said now I can only walk on flat ground.

I am so proud of each and everyone of you, I was there beside you and I know it isn't easy but it is an awesome accomplishment. I truly wish that I could be there with you running right next to you.

Thank you everyone for being so caring and I will keep you in the loop. I go see the Orthopedic Dr. next week and then before the insurance company will pay for an MRI I have to go through Physical Therapy.

Monday Night

Hi everyone. I can finally read and respond to the blogs! I am so proud of our 6 mile run on Monday. That was such a long run but WE DID IT!!! Kim W. you are in my thoughts and prayers. I miss my running buddy, it hasn't been the same these last two weeks. I appreciate you being there and know that we all want you to heal and get better soon. I would like to thank you, Kim S. for all of your time and support. You are GREAT!!!

Tricia, we miss you and have all had you in our thoughts. We hope to see you soon.

Half Way Home

Can you believe it???  We are half way home to the goal and only 6 more weeks to Boilermaker Sunday!!!  Somebody pinch me and wake me up.  We ran 6 miles on Monday...6 miles are you kidding me???  If you had told me that 6 weeks ago I would have been able to run 6 miles I would have called you crazy but we are here!!!  Kim and Tricia you are both in our prayers for speedy recoveries!!!