Pat's Run 2009

Huge banner of Tillman's jersey

Posing for pics before the race
I love the shirts!

On saturday I participated in Pat's Run. I have been wanting to do this race for a few years now but something has always come up during the race day. I was really excited to do it this year! I think Pat Tillman's story is amazing, how many people would give up a million dollar paying job to join the military to serve their country? On friday I had attending a training about providing better services for people in the military and their families. The training was so informative and intense. There were people who shared their traumatic stories about being in military or having a spouse or son in the military BUT they each said that if they knew what they knew now they would still serve their country regardless of the aftermath of being a veteran. At one point I think everyone in the training cried. I felt like I was on an episode of Oprah. So after the training I was even more inspired to do the race! Haha. My goal was to finish the 4.2 mile race in 35 minutes...............aaaaand I did it in 33 minutes and 43 seconds! woo-woo! I was excited about my time. Yay. I'm hoping to start doing this race every year!