No Haste In The Race

Not everyone had as good a day

As we looked for our car in the parking garage we noticed this strange sight:

A short, 10 minute drive and we were once again home.

These are a few of my favorite things

The medal is beautiful!  Lots of attention to detail on the medal (as well as the beer!).

Kudos to the race organizers for a job well done. I'm planning on being back next Halloween.

 

Approaching the finish line

My brother Mark met us at the finish line and snapped these photos:

And finally, we get our medals:

 

 

Mark and Wizard Roman greet us at the finish line:

 

Thanks, everyone, for your notes of encouragement. They really helped!

 

Homestretch!

Last mile

The post race party is at the Capitol Brewery. I can taste the beer...we are almost there!

 

Best Mile EVER!

We were greeted at Mile Marker 12 by Mark, Max, Roman, and Porter and an awesome sign the boys had made.

Here's a close-up of the sign:

Rejoining the race

10.52 miles down and we link up with the full marathoners for our photo finish!

Advil ROCKS!

Headed out of the park

We will soon be leaving the nature conservancy. But, on the flip-side, we will soon be seeing more marathoners on the course (those doing the full marathon). It's been pretty quiet the last 6 miles.

Mile 9

Mile Marker 9 was hard to find. Where's Waldo, kids?

The road not taken (fortunately!)

For me, this was the most terrifying part of the course.

It's not obvious from this photo, but this road has a very steep ascent (into heaven, I think). I asked Julie if we were headed "up there" and she assured me the path took a sharp left before we climbed too high. Good thing!

Here's a closeup, that better shows the elevation: