2006 Rock N' Roll Marathon! We had such a fantastic "season" with Team Emily and are already training for next year!!! This year we were fortunate enough to have a world class trainer Dr. Jack Daniels (no, not that Dr. Jack Daniels!) prepare us for the race! We met every Saturday at 8am and are very appreciative for all of his help! AND, who can forget our awesome pit crew! They were very helpful and very encouraging as they were stationed throughout the race at various mile markers, we wouldn't have made it through without them! HUGE thanks to everyone for participating in this years race/pit crew and we are looking forward to another successful season!
Here is Marlinda and Brena looking their usual "allstar" selves!
The man with many hats!!! Way to go dad on being the "pit crew leader" and babysitter!
Marlinda and her sister Polly the day before the race! Polly came out all the way from Texas to run with Team Emily! WAY TO GO POLLY!! Thanks for coming out!
Leslie and Mark enjoy a beverage the night before the big race at the official Team Emily get together!
Left to right....Sue, Chris, Maret and Mimi! These are just a few of the many members of our Pit Crew! Thank you so much ladies for all of your support!
What a trooper! Cheri came out from southern California to participate in Team Emily! Joe came all the way from Flagstaff to have a beer!!!
Watch out.......these two are TROUBLE!!!!! Thanks Sue and Chris for supporting all of the runners/walkers at mile 10!
As always, here is Janele with her fun, bright smile the night before the big race!
There's the MAN! Coach Jack Daniels giving us last minute tips!
"What on earth have we gotten ourselves into!?!?!?" Marlinda and Polly are putting their game faces on......they don't really look much different then the other faces do they?
Here is the official Team Emily charity tent! This was a nice place for all of us to gather at the end of the race and grab a snack, potty break (Which Stephani was very thankful for!) and maybe a massage if you had time! Mike Toomey volunteered his services to be in our tent and give the runners/walkers/pit crew massages at the end of their race! Did any of the other teams have their own PERSONAL MASSEUSE!?!?!?! I didn't think so! Way to put your back into it Team Emily!
Mimi is such a great mom not only for our team!! Molly is just getting her 50th feeding of the day! Wesley looks like he might throw up if he eats once more!!!
We were all really parched!!
Alright dd! Nothing better than crossing the finishing line, catching your breath, a beer and heading for a massage and snack!
GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE! The morning after........can you tell! Didn't think so! Marie, Stephani and Leslie in the hospitality room the morning after looking like nothing ever happened of course!
Left to right....Connie, Shirley, Freddi, Elaine, Sue and Rosie the next morning in the hospitality room! We all had a great time, but were very excited to be done! These ladies look like they are ready to go for another round!
Look at those legs!!! Way to show off Heather!!! Heather actually won the 1/2 marathon for the women! She is a spectacular runner and it was a pleasure to have her as a member of our team.
The wings must've worked because Ann was so fast we couldn't snap a photo from the front! We had to settle with this shot!
OHHHHHHH......That's why she was running so fast!!!! Ann couldn't wait to get to the massage table!
What a group!!! This is a nice photo of about 1/2 the team after the race. Next year we will try to get the whole crew together! Maybe the tent needs to be closer to the beer and hotdogs!!!!
Thanks Wayne and Melissa for manning the Team Emily tent and making sure everyone is accounted for! You guys ROCK!
You'd think we just ran a marathon or something!!! I bet that ice was considered to be the greatest invention EVER after that long haul!
Jack was onsite to encourage us along the course and to meet us all at the end of the race! He was a fantastic coach!
Gina Richmann was nothing but smiles after finishing!
This is totally an un-approved picture of Valerie! She must be getting on someone about the heinous green shoes that we received at the end of the race!!! Maret seems to be enjoying the conversation though!!!
"yes Lee, you do need to come back and pick us all up.....NO WE CAN'T JUST WALK BACK TO THE HOTEL" either that or she's telling Valerie to bring her another beer!
Connie and dd are like, the FASTEST walkers ever!!! Great job gals!
Hello Lee and Marlinda!!! Lee is just one of the many spouses who drove down to support all of us crazy runners/walkers! A big thank you to all of the spouses, it was great to see you at the end!!
Hello Prego!!! "Oh hey guys.....no, I wasn't just getting finished at 4 hours.....I ran it twice!" Here comes Stephani galavanting into the team tent area! At 8 months pregnant, we were just excited that the 1/2 marathon didn't put her into labor! She was in high spirits and the only complaint was the potty situation! GEEZ!
Stephani got 2 medals, one for her and one for Savannah! It'll hang proudly in her nursery!!!
Rise and shine buttercups!!! We've got a marathon to do!!!
