Princess Half Marathon quest!

Yes, I didn't sign up on time for the princess, because WDW Goofy was in my mind, and I thought, what if I get hurt, or I can't run that soon... so I failed to sign up for it. Little did I know everything happens for a reason. right? yes! yes it does, and that reason is so that I would still want to run the princess, and would have to find a "way" in... I found it! and it is called Noah's Light Foundation what are the odds that they would still have a spot.. for me! I took it, and I will happily and with more meaning will run the 2013 Princess Half as part of their team. Which means, I am raising money for this foundation, which means I need all of my friends to help me on this one, which means, that what started with a selfish quest, will end up for His glory! yes! I will... with your help raise some cash, so that the research to cure Brain and Spine tumors in children will soon come to fruition and the light we are seeking, will never hide from any other child, because one more child is too many! Please join me, and help me spread the word. Silvia

Welcome 2013!

and with that welcome, tic roc.... time is up! get up and go run your first Goofy, First Full Marathon ever! Half went good, kept it under 2 hours (slightly) 1:59:32! Sunday came, not much nerves (which surprised me) a little worried about the weather, but what one can do with the weather, she always does as she pleases! Ran with Tom the first 14+ miles, and oh man, being in the back... way in the back.... was a little painful, first we started at 6:10 not at 5:35 (as the A corral started) leaving us with a crowd... that, well... it just really looked like we were part of a parade; I get that sign of a cheering person saying : "ugliest parade ever!" it was ugly! from walkers, to runner/walkers that would just suddenly stop in front of ya'! yikes! the sun was out, the humidity rose like no other day, not one day of training felt like this was a day to remember. I decided to leave Tom behind... I know he understood, that it was or I go, or I stay with you, but in the process I might hurts you! it was one's life or the other's. I left him close to mile 15, i couldn't take it anymore, I kept saying i feel hot, i'm sweating like there's no tomorrow, my right shin hurts, where's the medical tent! should I stop? all those ugly thoughts went through my head, and I am so thankful I shook him like a dog, and left it at the medical tent at mile 15 where I biofreeze any bad thought! Tell you what, going through the ESPN was not as fun as I pictured, Mile 20 was a disappointment, maybe not, but by that time, it was soooo hot, nothing could made me wow at that point; my shoes were soaked! soaked! i started contemplating at mile 22 to take off the shoes and go barefoot, i was loosing it! those ramps to go to the studios, ugh! brutal! and I was so optimistic that the overpasses from the half were gone! make no mistake the overpasses on the half, are nothing! mile 23, mile 24... finally I made it to the Boardwalk! were the Three Little Pig Challenge awaited... great stop to grab a huge medal and BACON! then I knew I was just 2 miles and change away from completing my goal, I was a survivor! I saw Miriam and Pam at mile 25ish where I gave them my pig medal and bacon. I entered Epcot through some country that I vaguely can recall, I think it was England... not loving those "little" inclinations, loving seeing people in the park cheering on.... then I knew I was almost there. When I passed the Choir singing "God is Great!" I didn't even cry, I had the biggest smile. I had it in me, I could run harder,I was getting so close to see my honey and Sebastian and Sarah! saw them, and my eyes teared up; then I had to shake it off! and go strong! and I did! I finished! I crossed that mat! 26.2 (well.. close to 27 miles with all the weaving) done! in 4:39:30 Got my first Mickey very special medal, and went straight to get my Goofy medal, and receiving it from two very special people Lenore and Eric, right there with Lenore I lost it, I cried! she cried! what and amazing indescribable feeling, no, I can never explain it! yes, you have to do it!

December came and went!

Training was done! races as part of the training were OUC Half the 1st followed by my very first 22 Mile run, Thank you pam for being there with me all throughout!Chose to run from the butterfly garden towards Minneola. It got done! no injuries :) Let me say that this run was done after racing and setting a new PR for my half. OUC Half done in: 960 SILVIA LYNCH 387 35 61 295 44:33 1:29:58 1:59:52 1:57:52 8:59.8 WINTER GARDEN, FL Pretty happy with that! Next race was Mount Dora Half! December 16th, ouch! reset the PR thing, I ran with Keith who I "paced" we finished in: 6 Silvia Lynch Winter Garden FL 293 35 105 1:55:59 Kudos to my friend Pam who did the FULL marathon ( I could not picture myself going twice through all the hills I went through on the Half!) Tapering began, tis time for real, and as the days went by, my heart pounded harder, was able to "distract" myself a little with all the festivities that Christmas brings. The year ended for me having ran a little over 1000 Miles 1013.35 to be exact! Picture from OUC and from Mt. Dora with Keith,Tom and Miriam.