Marathon pics

Here we are at about Mile 16, very happy to see family & familiar faces. I'm constantly amazed by Katrina -- the girl does not sweat! Me, I'm a human fire hydrant.


Um, I don't remember exactly...Mile 18 or 19 or 20 (above)? Who knows. Jordan was awesome--he kept such a great pace that kept us all going but not too fast that we died early. I love these running buddies...and they're family to boot. That's a win-win.

Again, I'm not sure exactly where this is...around Mile 23, I think, judging by the fact that I'm listening to some sweet tunes. "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams...the only song of his that I can even tolerate. I think I flipped past "Take it Easy" by the Eagles...that wasn't really what I needed to hear at that point...

Thanks to an emergency messy diaper that my All-Star husb had to take care of, Paul glanced up to see me cross the finish line. Consequently, we don't have photo evidence of that particular moment, but this area (in pic above) was fenced off "for runners only," so that should hold up in court. Oh, and for the record: this has to be one of my least favorite photos, but it's the best I could find right now.

I can't say enough good about Katrina and Jordan. We all kept each other going, we trained hard, we woke up so early on many Saturday mornings to do our dreaded long runs, Jordan told mission stories, Katrina kept me motivated (but I'm kind of mad that she looks magazine-worthy after a marathon)... I could go on and on. I love you guys and am so proud of you both. Thank you!!!

I wish some photos could capture sound as well. Michelle, I was screaming for you when Paul took this - you are my HERO!!!! What a champion. She's about 100 yards away from the finish line here, and look at her stride! Awesome, awesome, awesome.