Traveling to New York today

I am sitting here with my Freelife friends this morning enjoying the morning sun and a hearty breakfast.
We are staying in Canton Connecticut with Adam and Lisa and their two beautiful girls.
Their beautiful house is awesome. It sits high on the hill. All around there is so much spring beauty.
This area reminds me a little of living in New Zealand, and I could so easily live here.
We had our meeting last night with about 45 people, which was a fantastic turnout, considering Adam and Lisa's house is a little out of the way. Great to bask in the phenomenal leadership present last evening and to learn from others. I arrived here to a huge bunch of flowers from Ray and Kevin which was awesome.
The good news is we were able to post a video with some Marathon highlights on Facebook last night and with a bit of good luck and some of Sean's skill we will be able to get the video on here.
Sean is driving us to New York today and I'm very excited about that as I have never been there before. Once again I am in awe of the generosity of our friends here in the USA, we have been treated to all things good.
What about you? Are you being treated to all things good?

 Remember If it is to be it is up to me. So now go to work and make it happen.  BE GREAT!

Newport Rhode Island.......

We have been traveling for a few days and had a bit of a challenge with the internet.
We are in Newport Rhode Island and what a wonderful place to live!!!
I am writing to you from a hotel right on the water with million-dollar yachts outside my window this is awesome!
I think completing my Boston Marathon is just starting to sink in and just writing that gives me goosebumps.
This morning I went out walking with Jean, along the waterfront, and I looked down and saw the timing tag still on my runners and it gave me a shiver down my spine.
I am still excited and life is good.
Tonight Jean and I are guests at a big Freelife meeting and I'm looking forward to telling my story and being with our Freelife Family again.
My friend Sean is still working on the Video. However, he tells me it should be ready to post on here tomorrow. As yet I have not seen any footage although he tells me it is great.
Better get moving, I have to check out and I haven't had a shower yet and I'm way over check out time.

BE GREAT!

This morning I have a smile from ear to ear!!!!!!!!!

It is a beautiful sunny morning in Boston Massachusetts and I can't take the smile off my face!
I have had so many messages from my followers from various parts of the globe over the last 24hours, it has been a real knock out for me.
Yesterday was such a thrill for me.
What a way to realize my dream, with such style as a VIP rubbing shoulders with the elite athletes.
My body feels so good this morning you would never guess that I completed a Marathon yesterday and this is due to the Freelife products. Without these products, I would not be in the shape that I am today.

Thanks, Ray and Kevin, and Freelife International. You are both awesome gentlemen.
Today I want to acknowledge Jean for being such a wonderful partner.
Along the way, she has made many sacrifices for my running and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Also, my stepdaughter Katherine who ran with me for the last 14kms yesterday. I know this experience has changed her life as well. Then there is my very best and dearest friend Mal. You are awesome and you have given, given, and then given some more to my journey.
I salute you my friend you are one in a million!!

Stay tuned for more info in the coming days.
BE GREAT!

Today I realized my 37yr dream of Running The 2010 Boston Marathon!!!

I'm sitting here in my Hotel room with my 2010 Boston Marathon medal around my neck which I am going to wear to bed tonight.
Today was an awesome experience for me. The crowds were phenomenal, they lined 26.2miles  (42kms)
track shoulder to shoulder screaming encouragement.
Today I set a personal best time, and I am totally and utterly thrilled with my efforts!
Thank you to my support team of Jean and Katherine. You two are awesome.
Plus Sean McKenna, Paul Kenny, Stu, and Kathy Ramsay thanks for going that extra mile with and for me.
Thanks to John Lynch for giving me the privileged position of having the VIP experience, firstly in the tent this morning at 6.30am with the elite runners. Then on the Number 1 Bus with other VIP's, with a police escort, which was amazing and brilliant to be part of (they even stopped traffic so we would have an uninterrupted trip to the town of Hopkington to the start) 

Then this afternoon being in the VIP tent with my support team whom you welcomed with open arms.
I left the tent floating after having been given a massage and being treated like a queen.
I had a wonderful dinner with my team, and have just had a hot bath. I feel a million dollars.
Stay tuned for the next few days when I will post a video and lots of photos and more information.

BE GREAT!! I know that you can do it!

13 hours to my dream of Running The Boston Marathon

Counting down.....
My drinks are all prepared and sitting in a bucket of ice in my Hotel room...
My bottles of Chi3 ready to go...
My clothes are all laid out ready to put on...........
My socks and shoes with my timing tag attached are on the floor ready to step into......
My watch is sitting waiting...
My fuel belt is also laying on the floor...
Vaseline packed.....to prevent chaffing
iPod and earplugs... with a plastic bag attached just in case it rains.
I'm taking it with me however only to be used if I need a big kick in the butt. I want to drink in every moment and listen to every sound all the way through this awesome event in my life!!

As I sit here I can feel my heart pounding loudly in my chest with the excitement rising. 

As I write this, Boston is all go, and today the finishing line was in place and most of the barricades in bunches awaiting erection on the side of the road.
Today we drove the course with a busload of Marathon runners all visiting the course for the first time. 

It rained and then the sun even came out for a while.
The spring blossom is beautiful at the moment with huge magnolias in flower everywhere you look.

This is it!
Now get on with it!!
BE GREAT!

1 day to go to my dream of Running The Boston Marathon

Here I am in Boston. It has been raining most of the day and it is cold. The crowds are starting to gather here for the big event on Monday. It will take more than the cold and a bit of rain to dampen the spirits of the people that are here. The placards are up in the streets and the place is buzzing with excitement regarding the upcoming event.
This morning I went to collect my race number and the goodies pack that goes with it. I picked it up at the John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo and there were thousands of people doing the same. 

If you are into gadgets then this is the place to spend your money. I restrained myself however, I did get a couple of momentoes. We spent several hours at the expo and we tried all the protein shakes and power bars etc that were on offer. Addidas gave you free sox if you tried on their shoes so we had a go at that as well. We had lots of laughs as we checked it all out.
Tonight we are off to dinner with a few elite runners who have completed the Boston Marathon several times. I am thrilled to have been invited, as I have not yet met the man who has invited us. He is the brother of a friend of mine from Melbourne. 

I have been fortunate over the years, to visit this wonderful country several times, and what I do know is that Americans are very generous and big-hearted.

BE GREAT!

2 Days to go to my Dream of Running The Boston Marathon

After 19 hours of flying time and a few hours sitting in airports waiting on planes, I'm now in Boston airport pinching myself at being in this great city.

It all started in Melbourne as you know. Sydney to LA was 12.5 hours in the air. LA to JFK in New York was 4 hours and then a little 35min flight from New York to Boston. 

At the airport, there are placards welcoming the Marathon runners from around the world. There are some runners from Europe who are stranded because of the activity of the volcano which is a very sad thing to happen. I just saw on the news that 17000 flights have been canceled.
Despite the long journey, I feel well and I am very excited to be catching up with some of my Freelife friends.
2 Days folks and it is all going to happen can you believe that!
That's enough for now, as I must put my head down in a real bed with some comfort for my body to get some rest.
Stay tuned things are really warming up here with regards to the excitement level and its all go from here on in.

 Life's GREAT! and BE GREAT!