Notes
Cold by Florida standards but not compared to Ohio. I found this Breast Cancer Awareness race online when I found out I would be in Georgia for two weeks for work. I needed a long training run, and this sounded great. I was very excited to get to run in Florida in February and to get to run a few miles along the beach. My college bud met me in Florida as she is currently stationed in Georgia. The first few miles I was surprised that my thoughts were of my granny who passed away from cancer when I was 10. Running and crying aren't so easy to do since it makes it hard to breathe so I choked back some tears. Seeing the survivors was inspiring. Seeing all the people who care about those who are enduring the cancer struggle and those who lost the battle really made me think about how wonderful people can be. Mary joined me at mile 20 for the rest of the run so we both managed to get in a great training day. It was a beautiful course, and the entire thing was really a gift. I didn't know that I would get to run this, and I am thankful. God had a better plan than I.