For all those of you rooting for me, thanks so much! I finished! Lots of stories to tell; for right now, I hurt pretty badly, so I'm going to jump in the tub. I did want to throw out a few of the experiences, though.
Oh, and mom and dad saw me on the national news this morning climbing onto the school buses that shuttled us to the Start Line. If anyone else saw that, please let me know what network it was on.
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