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Hi there!  I'm an empty nesting, retired military spouse, baker, embroideress, painter and enthusiastic distance walker!  I recently underwent surgery on my foot due to a severe case of Plantar Fasciitis (folks, if it feels like you have a rock under your heel inside your shoe, but there is not rock, google plantar fasciitis and take the precautions you find... trust me, don't just "walk it off").  I have now been released to start training again and want to celebrate my return to fitness with something memorable.  What more memorable thing could there be than to walk my first marathon... unless it would be to walk a marathon and raise money for a worthwhile charity?!

I will be following a tried and true marathon training schedule to insure I do not injure myself again and to make certain I will be able to go the distance!  I am an American, but I have lived in the UK attached to the joint military forces for several years now and feel it is important to give back, not only to my own nation's veterans but to our allies' veterans as well!  

I look forward to training with you!  Watch this fundraiser for stretch goals and fun challenges!