This may be small but it’s fully loaded with the good stuff: DARK CHOCOLATE for sipping and recovering.

Patience. Followed by persistence — and finally it’s Official.

gun time: 4:02:31 –> tag time: 3:59:51 –> BOSTON QUALIFIED

It’s moments like these that are meant to be shared.

Special thanks goes out to my right-hand man for watching the clock, telling me I looked good when I felt fatigued, and staying with me for the final five. Of course to Family Stitch for coming out to cheer. Knowing you were waiting at mile 22-ish to hand out high-fives was very motivating.

And to those who came along via voice recordings, you were awesome.

You could say that I was just a wee bit stressed out about my upcoming race. That IS until two talented men distracted me with a little music. It was finger pickin’ good!