Top Ten Race Moments

Another great picture by Rich. 

You may not be able to see us, but we're between the Kenyans.

1. Michael knocked a girl in the head as he posed for a picture (see the last post).

2. My Team in Training buddies surprised me by all wearing Joshua's picture on their backs as they ran.

3. We saw Rebecca and Allison at mile 5, 12, and at the "K" after the race. We also saw other friends at miles 4, 7, and 8. Lots of faithful friends!

4. Due to excessive lines at the portapotties, we have now joined the elite group of people who urinate unashamedly behind the McDonald's. Lots of runners joined this group today... and also 2 homeless guys. !

5. We saw friends also running along the way: Andy, Tamra, Heather, Aly, and doctors and nurses from Children's. I guess we're all a bunch of crazies!

6. At one point, Michael passively said, "I have been counting the number of people that we passed since we started. It is 347!" Excitedly, I replied, "Really?!" "No. Not really." Michael knows my love language is winning.

7. In light of #6, since I know it is impossible for me to ever actually win, I was really excited I beat my goal time by nearly 3 minutes. We finished in 2:02:58.

8. On the course, we recognized our blog world friends who's son also has leukemia, Blake and Rebecca Holmes.* 

*We actually spent about 3 hours talking with them Saturday evening after the race. They have officially moved from "those people we stalk in cyberspace" to legitimate friends. Thanks for being an understanding ear to us, Blake and Rebecca. We look forward to our next visit. 

9. Turning right right when the full marathoners went straight. I could not have run another mile. I think Michael enjoyed that part, too.

10. Hugging my sweet kiddos after the race and sitting down to eat a huge stack of pancakes at Cracker Barrel when we were finished. A big thank you to Gram and Papaw for coming to keep Joshua and Andi this weekend and for getting them through the craziness at the finish line.