Congratulations!

This is for all of the finishers of the White Rock Marathon!! My son and I volunteered on the course yesterday, and it was a blast! We were at the 6-mile mark, and what was so amazing is that I saw MANY runners who sure didn't look like they were going to be able to run TWO more miles, much less twenty, but guess what - they did it! A very high percentage of runners don't look like athletes, or even runners, but they don't let that get in their way. Every day, or nearly every day, they are all out there training - no excuses. Regardless of the weather, how many hours they worked that that week, kids are sick and they didn't get any sleep - whatever, they perservered and made it to their goal. Oh, what a feeling! There is nothing like finishing your first marathon - sticking to it, overcoming physical and mental obstacles, and doing something not everyone can do. Point is, you can be a winner too - it doesn't take special ability or a perfect body; you just have to get out there, do the work, and cross the finish line. That medal says it all - good job! Have a nice week, Melissa