I’m so excited to say it…The Final Four Races!! Early on in this adventure I thought I’d fail for sure. The injury bug came to visit early and often during the first couple months. With some good workouts, a great massage therapist (Becky at Massage Works) and of course Dr. Odeh at Genoa Medical I’ve made it this far!
The Final Four are as follows:
10/11/15 http://runtoledo.com/macqueens-run-for-your-life-10k-5k/ The MacQueen’s Run for your life will be tomorrow morning in Holland, Ohio! Run begins at 9 a.m.
10/17/15 http://www.davesraces.com/ The Trick or Trot 5K and Zombie Walk! This one starts at 9 a.m. also and will be at Fallen Timbers Mall.
11/8/5 http://www.monroehalfmarathon.com/ The Monroe Half Marathon! My favorite running distance and just a stone throw from the Toledo area.
11/14/15 The Big Race #30!! http://www.davesraces.com/ The 48th Annual Churchill’s Half Marathon! One of the oldest races in the area and of course…13.1 Miles of Awesome! I felt that the last race had to be a good one and I wanted to stay local for the finish! This race has always been a challenge. It will start at Perrysburg High School at 9 a.m. and finish at Fallen Timbers shopping Mall! I invite anyone and everyone to come on out! I would love to see Zombies all over the course with smiles, cheers and maybe a cow bell or two! I do run faster with the sound of a cow bell…just sayin!
Please feel free to go back through some of my blogs throughout the year. I’ve done this a few times to reflect! I’ve also gone through my Facebook page Run Zombie Run. So many pictures of the things I’ve seen and the places I’ve traveled through the year! All of the amazing support I’ve received!! I can never thank my friends, family and co-workers enough! All the funds that have been raised for Mobile Meals of Toledo! I’ll get together a grand total at the end of the year along with some fun stats on how many miles I’ve covered racing, how many miles (approximately) I’ve run in training and some of the challenges that I’ve faced through the year.
The past couple of races have been fantastic! The Smoky Mountain’s Half Marathon in mid September was very hilly and beautiful! My sister Patti and Karla both ran this one and had a blast! I posted a much better time this year on the course at 1:58:30. I was super thrilled with it due to the hills and humidity! Mid 60’s and 95% humidity! I was soaked all the way through by the finish line!
The next Half marathon was in upper Michigan. The Sleeping Bear Dunes Half! Outstanding course! Seriously! If you ever get the chance to run this race or just go and visit the area…do it! Cool temperatures with a touch of wind at the start of this race. My sister and I both felt really good and kept a positive attitude the whole way through! It paid off! 1:51:47 was my time and a new PR! With the conditions and the hills in the race…I was just floored! My sister broke into tears after coming across the finish at 1:51:51! Not only was it a huge jump in time for her but she scored 3rd place in her age group! So proud!
So here we go! The Final Four! The Big push to reach the Finish!! I need all the help I can get to make this! The time for Zombies is now!
I’ll see YOU…on the road!
~Zombie~