Marathon # 2

Well, I don't know how they did it, but my friends convinced me to run another marathon! So after four months of training, here we are on the day before the marathon enjoying the coast.

We made sure the beach house we rented had a hot tub, because the kids love it of course! Nothing to do with us marathoners needing a place to relax.

Here I am with my friends, morning of the marathon, Amy Jo (who ran last year, but couldn't this year) Ann, and Rachel.

Ann, myself, Rachel, and Rachel's husband Brady.

Here is Ann (in the blue), about .2 or less from the finish line.

Here I am at around the same spot.

This is about 10 minutes after I finished, I was still really really exhausted! This race was a lot harder than the first marathon, I think it was mostly because I caught a cold a few days earlier and was still under the weather.

This is my sister Trisha, with her husband and my mom. They were all so great! They rode a charter bus around the course and were able to cheer me on in several places. Trisha gave me candy when I needed it most, around mile 23, and then she ran with me for almost 3 miles! She wasn't even wearing running shoes. Thanks Trisha, I needed it.

Here we are recovering at the beach a few hours after the race. Rachel, Deena (who ran last year, and this year, but stayed in a different house than us), myself, and Ann.