"Take It On The Run" - REO Speedwagon

The. Best. Marathon. Ever.

with
MY
sister.

starting line photo.  {my dad was so worried I was too cold, got to love a caring dad.}
Yes, Mom, I went black & white due to mine & Dad's crazy "Rudolph Red noses"

Right after this we walked up to start.  Looked at each other . . . . yep, it's "go time".  So we exited for the port-o-poties. 

All five of them there.  Ugg.

Gun goes off.

7:29 seconds pass.  we see our awesome family.  we wave.  they give a "what the......" look........and we are on our way.

Sadly, we [my sister "A" and I] have never run together.  Nope.  Never.  She has some running friends she runs with [at the butt crack of dawn] and me . . . yep, I have Ed the treadmill.

so. this. was. awesome.

From miles 1-12 we chatted about everything from kids, to anxiety, to her next race in Washington, to my race pooping past.

[This entire time we were keeping a 8:40 - 9:20 pace . . . . amazing]

This was an out and back course.  Which was nice for all our family attending. 

We got to see our crew at 13.  While it was incredible to see 12, yes 12, of them . . .  . . "A" did not like turn around.  The turn around = wind.  Wind that we apparently enjoyed having at our backs the first 13.

[this was pre-turn]

Me being the dork I AM and spinning in circles, while running.
I was given a "talking to" regarding my two finger salutes, prior to the race.  So this was all they caught . . . heee hee heee.

"A" crashed a bit at 15.  I could tell she was getting annoyed by my talking [what?! I don't talk a lot] I gave her a Gu.  Told her to take it, turn her music on [I'd shut-up] and find her go to song.  I did get a little worried when she said she was listening to The Beetles.

are. we. from. the. same. family?

What?!  My sister doesn't have Eminem on her iPod?!

Our awesome family continued to meet us at 15,16,18 & 20.  At 20.2 we see our Dad sticking is hairy bald head out the window saying, "GO! You cute girls!"  To which I had to reply, "You dirty old man!".  He. is. awesome.

At 23 I got all kinds of runner crazy on her.  She was feeling it.  I could see it.  but I knew she didn't need to stop.  we started talking [ok, I made her] about "power lines".  Yes like, "I've. freaking. got. this".  I told her to think of hers and to say it.  often.

Then we see the finish line.  I tell her, "I don't think those 50 year olds should come in before us."  She looked at me.  "How about we pass them by the finish line?"  Her reply, "___" [nothing].

Me:  Come on.  Dad's here. ;)  Let's take them.  It's 0.2.  "A, we've freaking got them".

you. bet. she. did.

4:16:36

Her first marathon & she gets third second in her age group.
Awwwww. heck ya.  that's. MY. sister.

Awesome. day.

Hugs from "E".  Loved.  That.
Not so much loving this photo.  who. took. these?!

But who ever took this one . . . . .

It's my favorite.

A.  you.  killed.  it.  Thank. you. for. putting. up. with. me.

Love you,

Emz