Marla's First 5k-- I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gonefornow

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Kodos to you! How great that you did this . So many more are waiting to do just half of what you have achieved.

jimswmn

Marla,

I am sooooooooo proud of you. Your post made me laugh, cry and smile. I am proud to be on the BLACk Team with you. You are truly an inspiration to me. My first 5K in July won't get here fast enough now. I hope I am able to make you as proud of me as you made me.

12by311

Thank you for taking the time to write that out for us!

Your post has been a blessing to me on this day....a day when I've really needed it.

And obviously you've been a bessing to others as well.

THANK YOU!

Marla64

I LOVED reading this post, you almost made me choke up. What an inspiration you are lady!!!
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And you, too, woman-- you run that marathon!!!!!!!

Marla64

Congrats on your 5k. Keep up the training and pick out your next race so you have something to train for. I like the saying " I am not exercising I am in training for _ _ _ _ _ "

Thank you so much-- I fuond a great website-- runningintheusa.com-- 5ks listed all over-- I'm thinking maybe May 2?

Marla64

Marla, CONRATULATIONS:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
You are such an inspiration to me! I have tears in my eyes and this girl does not tear easily.

Xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Keiko-- t'was you, my dear lady, who reminded this ol' pouch of the abdominal benefits of running-- I got it back in gear in large part thanks to you--

Marla64

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CHEERS TO YOU Marla! What a GREAT accomplishment!! We'RE GETTING BETTER every day! Great job! Keep it up! Angela

As we should, Angela-- complacency is a dangerous thing-- thanks so much!!!!!!

Marla64

Yay Marla...congratulations not only on finishing, but finishing with such an awesome time! I'm so proud of you! You've inspired me to find my own 5K to sign up for!

Thanks so much, Shuntae-- you're the inspiration here, not me-- 97 pounds and now running-- bless you, friend!!!!!

Marla64

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Thanks for sharing. Great post Marla. So inspirational.

I am so proud of you. Congratulations! Great time!

Way to go - just keep putting one foot in front of the other.

There ya go-- each step bringing us closer to who we can be, right?

Thanks for your kind words!!!!!!! :flowerforyou:

Marla64

Oh Marla, I wish I could hug you and laugh and cry together at your wonderful achievment. I love when you write a story, because I am there beside you feeling what you feel.

I am so very proud of you this sunny Sunday day! This is the day that the Lord has made!

Wow!WOOT!! Hurray! Amazing! Wonderful! Fantastic! Fantabulous!

:flowerforyou: Jeannie:smooched: :smooched:

I would have loved you to be here today, Jeannie-- it was awesome. So glad I can share this with you !!!!

You're the sweetest!!

Marla64

totally awesome!!!!

inspiring!

we need many more like you:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Well, I already made 9 more like me-- how many more do you want?

Thanks, Dave-- I always appreciate your opinions and input, and your thumbs up means a lot-- truly.

Marla64

Congratulations on your first PR (personal record)!! That is an awesome time for your first 5k, let us know how the next one goes too!

Thanks-- maybe in May-- ?? We'll see--

Marla64

WHOOO-HOOOO!!! :flowerforyou:

Thank youuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!

Marla64

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Marla - I'm so proud of you. The picture of you and your guys is priceless. Congratulations!

Thank you-- these little stinkers of mine-- neither one "trained." My husband decides two days before, ran maybe twice the past 2 weeks-- my son decides this morning when he saw a friend of his signed up-- and they both beat me. :grumble: Although DH only had me by about 3 minutes--

I love the picture-- I'll treasure it forever!!

Marla64

Great Job Marla!!! I am so impressed by you. not only did you run a 5k you blew my treadmill time out of the water!!!

You might just have inspired me to find a 5k.

GREAT JOB AGAIN!!!

Sam-- the accomplishment is matchless-- if you feel led, truly, do it-- it's incredible!!!

to my fearless leader!!

Marla64

Oh my gosh... You actually made me tear up and start sniffling... I don't know you, hon, but my goodness, I couldn't be prouder if I had been friends with you for years! Great job on pushing through, and I am also very happy for you-you have such a great support system with your husband. Thanks for sharing!:drinker:

Well, MissResa-- nice to meet you-- thank you so much for your sweet words!!!!!!

Marla64

That was beautiful!!! In the OT, there is a story of Joshua bringing the children of Isreal out of the desert into the promised land (FINALLY) and he has a representative of each of the 12 tribes bring a big honking rock across and they pile them up beside the river. So, someone asks him, what did we do that for? And he says that is so when our children look at the pile of rocks and ask what it is for, we can tell them the miracle of how we crossed the river today on dry land. You, my friend should pile up some rocks! What a great acheivement!

Thanks, Kristi-- as John Wayne said in one of my favorite cowboys-- "Every parent wants his kids to be better than him-- " it is my dream, too-- my son today ran his first 5k 30 years sooner than I did-- I couldn't be prouder--

Marla64

Oh my dearest Marla,

I cannot tell you how proud Beth and I are! You have always been an inspiration to us both and I am willing to bet that I have not met many kinder more patient people in my life. I am so happy for your accomplishment and I am sitting here sharing in your joy! You go lady. Now you given me a time to shoot for when I run my first one in June. Mwahahahahahaha!


Much Love

The Bat Man
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Well, you sweet rodent you-- kind? Maybe-- Patient? Ask my kids-- :laugh: Sometimes, not so much.

WHEN you blow my doors off and beat my time on Father's Day, you will hear my hootin' and hollerin' for you all the way from there-- :smooched: to you and your beautiful family-- and many thanks for your kindness and support--

Marla64

Marla



As I sit here with tears running down my cheeks I cannot tell you in words what it was like to read your story.

Thanks for telling it in the flush of the emotions that made it so compelling, for being willing to share with us some of your back-story.

You are an inspiration. I am so happy for you! Smack your DH upside the head for me for the goose:laugh:

~Cheryl

Cheryl-- thanks so much-- I yelled at the hub at the time-- only laughed about it afterwards-- the stinker.

jackeh

wow marla soooo inspiring
you ROCK!!!!!:smooched:

Marla64

Marla - That was an incredible story!!! Never, never, never attempt to make your posts brief girl!! You have a gift. I am so proud of you right now. What amazing obstacles to overcome and to do it in such fine form!! You are truely an inspiration. Way to go!!! :drinker: :drinker:

Well, a gift for gab maybe-- get me going and it's hard to shut me up.

Thanks for your kind words--

Marla64

That's awesome! You did a great job. Keep up the good work. What an inspiration to me. I am running my first 5k on May 9th. My goal is to finish without walking as well. It is so great to hear success stories from others!

Oh, Mindi-- that's wonderful!!! You can do it-- way to go!!!

Marla64

I loved reading your post. Congratulations on the run, but a bigger congrats on actually being one of the few in this nation, that gets up, and commits to the change!

You're proud of yourself, but your kids are porud, your husband, and so are your friends here on MFP - what admirable accomplishments!
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Bless your heart-- thank you so much-- !!!!!!

Marla64

Congratulations! :flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: Thank you!!!!!!!!:flowerforyou:

Marla64

You definitely have a gift for story telling AND...what a fantastic accomplishment! Congratulations!

I never run anywhere, but I'm contemplating it now

Way to go!!!!

It is so good for body AND soul-- fighting against yourself when you want to stop, pushing yourself farther-- every achievement and accomplishment is simply joyous--

Thanks so much for the encouragement!

Marla64

:flowerforyou: Marla, you kicked butt. So proud of you and what an inspiritation you are!!! :flowerforyou:

AMANDA!!!!!!!!! Thank you-- it was an incredible experience-- !!!!!

Marla64

I know.... I'm lame.

Never an adjective I'd even remotely consider-- you're awesome--

Thanks so much for everything you do to keep our team rockin' and Rollin'-- you're awesome!!

Marla64

:flowerforyou: Yea Marla!! :flowerforyou: Go you!! :flowerforyou:

Thanks, Lori!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Marla64

you know already i'm so happy for you!

but i also wanted to add that you have a beautiful writing style. I used to teach college writing and i've seen a lot of essays--but your posts really standout and showcase your talent.
so thanks for sharing your inspiring story and your gift of gab. :flowerforyou:

a "yasher koach" to you (hebrew--loosley translated as may you go from strength to strength)
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Oh my-- me? I just love to talk-- but thanks so much--

janiebeth

Marla - you rock..

I am so proud of you, I have tears rolling down my face.

Thanks for sharing this - it is truly inspirational.

Janie

ps, BTW - I never had any doubts - you are just that awesome