The marathon was Saturday October 2nd this year. It was HOT waiting for our runners to come in. This is my first time ever supporting a race. It was hard to see the runners come in and not be a part of it. It was not that I wanted to run (I hate running) but I know the high it gives you and the sense of accomplishment and I wanted to be part of that. But my time was on the side lines this year and I embraced it.
I was not sure of Coleman's race time since this was his first race. He wanted to shoot for 4 hours so we were down at the finish line 3h and 30m into the marathon. Luckily Cole uses his iPhone for his music and he text me saying he had some problems with the reaction to the BenGay they put on his legs for muscle soreness, so he was way behind on his time.
We kept looking for Matt (Liz's brother) because I knew Cole and Liz would be close behind. Matt showed up and it was not till another 30 min later Cole came down the way. I saw him coming and ran up to him and gave him a hug and told him how proud I was of him and he was so close to the end and I sent him off. Liz showed up 5 min later and I did the same. Ran up to her to give him a hug and tell her how proud I was of her and sent her to the end.
Cole was sick at the end and had to seek medical attention. Liz was dehydrated and not doing well, but after 30 min of relaxing they both started to feel better.
I was so proud of them both and all they accomplished! I guess being a supporter is not as bad as I thought it was!
Coleman's time was 4:56:53-Not bad for a 1st marathon, it is under 5 hours!
Liz's time was 4:46:35
Cole and Sarah at packet pick up
4:30AM Liz and Sarah before they left for the bus
4:30AM Cole and Sarah before leaving for the bus
The marathon finishers!Cole, Matt and Liz
Coleman's supporters
Coleman's supportersGrandpa, Grandma, Cannon, Cole and Sarah
2 comments:
Why weren't you running this year? Wish I could have seen you. I think of you every time our roads get blocked in preparation :)
I was hoping I would be prego by then so I didn't register back in April. Guess I should have just done it and not put my life on hold. :)
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