Me & Mike, bright & early because we believe in short port-a-potty lines & good parking spaces. Mike is the very best pit crew ever. He holds stuff, he lets you wear his rain gear, he gets people to show up to cheer. He is the best friend/husband/cheerleader ever.
My amazing family sending me encouragement from 1300 miles away ~ can't forget the 12 mile training run I did to Keystone & back when Brother Bill was my water boy! And My Bean & Ag ~ ran by the We <3 Butthead sign with a group of guys..."Butthead?" they asked. So I had to explain that those were my college girls, and my madien name is Butler...I ran into a couple of those guys later in the race & both times they yelled out, "Go Butthead." Love it.
And Finally the finish. I have to admit, in my head my arms were fully extended up over my head. As you can see, in reality they didn't come close. At least I'm standing pretty vertical ~ and not listing haplessly to the side. The comment on fb to pic #2 was "Fantastic! Well done. Now tell Dodd to get out of your glory picture."
Found out that my prize is $40 ~ but the prize was not at Second Sole...I'm hoping that it was picked up by a co-worker & will be delivered to me at school. I'm hoping my prize was not stolen...but really, the knowledge I WON a cash prize for RUNNING a MARATHON is reward enough. More than enough, really. I FINISHED.
And tonight, after my massage {oh, the BEST thing you can do for yourself after a long run} a thought popped up in my head. "Tonight would be a great night to run."
At least the desire is still there. The legs aren't ready yet...
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