15 October

Our MDI marathon Story (October 14,2012).

Kevin and Josh got up early  (about 50 different police car phone alarms!) and walked over to the start for 8 am.  The kids and I slept in, had breakfast , packed up and checked out of the hotel.  It was rainy, misty and dreary.  At around 10:30 we left the hotel and headed up to the race course.  I had my map and I was ready.  The first place we stopped was around mile 18.  There were tons of places to pull over on the side of the road and watch.  We weren't sure when Daddy or Uncle Kevin would be passing so we waited.  About 15 mins later, we say Daddy!  He looked tired, but was still plugging along.  We waited for him to pass and  then drove up further and waited for him to pass again.  We did this for about the last 6-7 miles of the race (got some great photos).  We found a great spot to pull over on the left  of the road (where the runners were running) and everyone got out to give Dad a High Five when he passed by.  Then we say a couple kids running by and had an idea!  Why doesn't Trevor run the last 1 1/2 miles of the race with Daddy?  We waited, and then we saw him....coming up over the very last hill.  Trevor started running with him.  It was rainy and wet, but he didn't care...it was awesome (I cried)!  Trevor ran in the whole way to the finish next to his Dad and Josh said it went by so fast b/c Trevor was there (and he wasn't even breathing hard).  I drove to mile 26 and then could go no further.  I waited in tons of traffic and turned around several times to try to find a place to wait for Kevin, Josh and Trevor to meet us.  Then I saw Kevin!  He was almost done.  I'm so happy I got to see them both running.    When they were done, they only had time for a quick change and we had to head right home (3/12 hour drive) sore legs and all to make Trevor's soccer game at 5.  We made the game at 5:15 the boys won)  and then finally got home for dinner, shower and bed.  Josh said that if there was a harder Marathon than that one, he doesn't want to do it....the hills were quite "tortuous", up and down both.   What a crazy, and tiring (but memorable) day!