As SMA Awareness month continues I ran my first 10km (6.2miles) this morning. I was excited but a little nervous as the furthest that I had ever run was 5 miles - and that was last Monday!! LOL Shortly before the warm up began a few of us stood together to have our pictures taken in our t-shirts. As I stood there I was surprised, and yet not... to see one of Georgie's PICU doctors. It's funny that even though it's been over 2 years our eyes locked and met in recognition instantly. I will always remember and be grateful to this doctor as she was always considerate and compassionate when it came to caring for Georgia. She was the one person that I knew I could turn to if I wanted honest answers. Our time in the hospital was quite awful but this one person made a huge difference in our lives. We had a few minutes to catch up before the race and I knew right then and there that I was exactly where I was meant to be.
I chose to try to keep pace with a woman that I only met a few days ago. She is actually training to run the Diva marathon in New York along with a few of my friends in October. In the end she became my angel. She kept the time and the pace with me - even sharing her music to help me find my rhythm. At the end when I thought that I was going to throw up she told me just to keep going until I saw my girls. The rest was easy! Nothing like hearing, "Go Mommy!" when the original reason that brought you to a place was losing a child.
The experience was uplifting and empowering. Thanks to all of my friends that joined me today especially my new running buddy Theresa. I still have no desire to be running more than 10km but I think that I'll definitely do it again. : )
This is me post race in my new shirt.
Here are the backs of the t-shirt. I am hoping that if enough people wear them the logo will soon become recognized.
Love to you all,
Kristen
