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Published: January 26th 2010
Before the race...
Just a few of us before the race began. From left to right...Bryan, Me, Mandy, Dave, Theresa, Eric, Kyle and Sue (holding the sign).In June, 2009, a pilot friend unexpectedly passed away. He left behind a wife and three young children. Those who knew him well knew one of his greatest wishes was to be a runner and ultimately run a marathon, however, during his lifetime he never achieved that goal. So, in honor of our friend, a large group of family and friends gathered in Phoenix on January 17th to run the PF Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona 1/2 Marathon.
Highlights of the race were John McCain greeting the runners from a podium as we crossed the starting line and both Ryan Hall and Deena Kastor (both Olympians for those who don't know) running in the race. I didn't get to see either Ryan Hall or Deena Kastor, but the fact I knew they were there was really cool!
Since I don't run with a camera, it's been a time-consuming effort gathering photos from those friends who didn't actually run. Here are a few photos I've collected so far...
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John Wojtuniecki
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semper fi
CONGRATS to ya young lady thats a hell of a run you need to put on a SEMPER FI BLACK HAT for that run . Yes life is short know of 2 guys who just turned 59 one died at xmas the other couple days ago . Everyone wished they ahd there life style cause they both had MUCHO BUCKS They both ended up getting cancer no one wants to trade with them now. Enjoy life cause were only here once I am no HURRY to visit the after life.TAKE CARE PFC.WOJO :):):)