Pushing to the Finish Line was an Out-Of-Body experience.  My body was a mess of lead and bricks.  My mind was made of steel, and it had a purpose, and it was NOT taking NO for an answer.  Mental Strength WON the DAY! Read the rest of this entry →

Walking, walking, walking……I wanted to run.  I just couldn’t find it in me.  I had to dig down deep into my socks, and find the rest.  One more slice to eat.   Gotta do it.  It all comes down to this.  Here’s the Wall.  Whatcha gonna do Diane?  Break through?….Or just Die pasted to it? Read the rest of this entry →

Past Mile 20, we’re heading to Hollywood.  Move over Meryl Streep, step back Bradley Cooper — we’re the stars today!   Read the rest of this entry →

For the 20th Anniversary, the RunDisney folks changed the Marathon Course.  On the old course, the area between miles 14 and 20 used to be a boring “out and back” on the highways between the Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios.  Tough Miles, so people said.  This year — they sent us out from the AK to the Wide World of Sports complex for a run around the ball park out there.  Um….I’m here to tell ya — they were STILL some tough miles! Read the rest of this entry →

The halfway mark was just past Animal Kingdom.  13.1 miles before the sun comes up.  Lions, tigers and bears…you’d better watch out for ME!  I’m F.I.E.R.C.E. (in case you haven’t heard…tee hee hee). Read the rest of this entry →

Some think …26.2 miles… My God, the monotony!  Well, not at Disney, where every mile is different….with a surprise around every corner. Read the rest of this entry →

Sunday, January 13, 2013 — Wake up call came at 2:00am.  I had made a decision the night before, to be calm.  To move slow. There would be plenty of time.  For everything today.  Time didn’t exist today.  Time was not the enemy today.  Time was abundant, and the trick to surviving this day….was to make Time my friend. Read the rest of this entry →

I knew I would be ok when I managed to put my underwear on all by myself today!  Haha!! Read the rest of this entry →

Get a look at this beauty! Read the rest of this entry →

As I walk out the door, I’m feeling a million different things!  There aren’t enough words to express it, except to say — that I carry all of your best wishes, encouragement, and love with me.  Right now, at this very moment, my heart is so FULL — what happens on the other side of that door, almost doesn’t matter.  Almost!

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