Sunday, April 22, 2012

13.1 Miles!

The day Finally came! The day we would run our first half marathon! We’ve been “training” and preparing for this day for a quite a while now. It was exciting! And we were nervous! Well, I know I was! Here are the “before” the race pictures!

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Kate, Sherrie, Robin
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Me being silly. What I do the best when I’m nervous!
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While we were running our guts out, all the husbands showed up with ALL the kids. And this is what the kids did while waiting for their mommies to finish running!
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First in…. KATE!
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Here I come!
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I couldn’t believe Kate was there to run the last straight-a-way with me! My facial expressions are painful!
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One happy girl to not be running anymore! ;)
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About to barff! ;)
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Walking back to finish with Sherrie
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Sherrie!!
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Sherrie’s husband and sons. They made her cute posters!
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When Sherrie rounded the curve! I think we all teared up! I am so proud of these ladies and that we did it!
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Love this pic of Sherrie leaning on her husband! :)
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Tired Girls!
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We did it! ♥
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These feet carried us 13.1 miles! :)
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And last. Thank you to my husband and kids for showing up to cheer me through the finish line! It was so great having them there! It made the experience perfect! Thank you Darren for your love and support! ♥

4 comments:

Brooke said...

FANTASTIC! I am so proud of you guys! Seriously- this is my ultimate goal to run 13.1 miles. Can't wait!

Kristin said...

Holy Moly! I am so proud of all of you! Now you might have the 1/2 marathon bug! I am totally doing it next year...

Kate said...

You are AMAZING!! Look at how far you've come. Seriously---a half marathon! That's some pretty big stuff!
I feel so honored to be able to run with you! You are an inspiration. And not only that....I LOVE YOU TO PIECES! :)
Congrats on the first of many more marathons to come......just kidding. ;)

Sue Howe said...

You are so wonderful. Tears came to my eyes and heart as I seen you there and knowing you were fighting a sinus infection too. So grateful for Kate and Sherrie's support and strength too. You are all very special ladies. I'm very partial to Robin, she's my baby ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥