WALKING 4 HEALTH

Ghost of Seattle Marathon - Marathon #99

The Ghost of Seattle Marathon, day 2 of the Seattle Turkey Triple was held in Seattle Washington at Seward Park. The course was two loops around Seward Park. I finished 6:24.

Thank you Steve, Chris & Tony!!!!

LOSE/WIN

I have known the path of

failure

frustration

disappointment

defeat

Because I have taken a chance on

winning

succeeding

achieving

It takes a lot of the first

to get some of the second

-Natasha Josefowitz-

Keep Believing!

Yolanda"Walking Diva"

http://www.nwultras.com/

http://www.wishbonerun.com/

Wishbone Marathon - Marathon #98

Wishbone Marathon, day 1 of the Seattle Turkey Triple was held in Gig Harbor Washington. The race was run in Gig Harbor's beautiful Crescent Forest. The course was 4 loops around Crescent Forest and I did the 4th loop twice. Bummer! I finished 7:45:00

Beautiful trail...The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step...

Nice to meet you EatDrinkRunWoman and good to see you again Robert...Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. -George Bernard Shaw-

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.

-Dale Carnegie-

Keep Believing in yourself and your Dream!

Yolanda "Walking Diva"

Monday, November 22, 2010

Santa Monica Mountains 50K - Marathon #97

It was a beautiful morning in Malibu. Perfect day for a ultra marathon. Santa Monica Mountains has awesome views of the coast, inland grasslands and rugged mountains peaks. My journey is coming to a end and I decided to enjoy every moment. I finished 8:52:34

CARRY ON AS COURAGEOUSLY AS YOU CAN

Problems and predicaments come to us all. There's no sign saying, "You must be this tall..." to ride on the emotional roller coasters that take so many of us for a spin. The bad news is that there are times when we're passengers...whether we like it or not. The good news is that we can always choose to get off at the next stop. Know how strong and capable you are. You have weathered times before that had difficulty and frustration. And - just as sure as the sun will rise in the morning - you can rise to this occasion.

-Dougals Pagels-

- The mantra to help you make it through:

"Need to, can do. Have to, will do."

"Keep Believing in yourself and your dreams!"

Yolanda "Walking Diva"

http://www.pctrailruns.com/

http://www.mvprogress.com/2010/47/marathon

Mesquite Marathon - Marathon #96

Mesquite Marathon was not my scheduled marathon. I was scheduled to do Valley of the Fire Marathon in Overton Nevada. After arriving to Valley of the Fire Marathon, I was informed that the full marathon was cancelled due to gusty winds. I didn't panic! I remember that there was a marathon in Mesquite Nevada. It was 64 miles to Mesquite. I called my husband and asked him for the details of Mesquite Marathon. I arrived at Casa Blanca Hotel were the buses were leaving to take you to the start. The full marathons buses had left. I told Carrie my story and she said no problem and started calling the race director to arrange a ride to the start. Chris was listening and said I will drive you. Chris drove me to the start and I was only 35 minutes late. Chris was my Angel! I even managed to finish less than 7 hours clock time 6:43:11 and I wasn't last!!! God is good! Mesquite Marathon takes place in Mesquite Nevada. The course is along the old highway from St. George Utah to Mesquite Nevada. The surrounding area is scenic with rolling hills and tall red rocks.

FAITH

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

-Martin Luther King Jr.

Faith is what keeps us waking up day after day to face the challenges that come our way. It's leaning on a God whose strength is unending. It's believing that there is a purpose in whatever we're facing, or at the very least knowing that He will make some good come out of the situation. It's taking our fears, our doubts, our frustrations, our hurts, our injustices, and our insecurities to God and letting Him give us instead courage, confidence, and peace. Faith is what keeps us going long after those without faith might have given up.

-Martha Bolton-

Keep believing in yourself and your dreams!

Yolanda"Walking Diva"

http://www.mammonthmarathon.org/