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Nutter Center ready for hoards of runners! |
Bib and goodies in hand, I breathed the first relaxed breath I had taken all day. It didn’t matter what happened from here on out – I would find my hotel and my MIT friends and if something happened and I couldn’t, I would sleep in my car in the parking lot and wait for the shuttles in the morning – that is how relieved I was to just have my number in hand.
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2011 USAF shirt and hat! |
I met up with Julie and Katie and Blake – some friends of mine from Race Club that I did not, in fact, know very well. Julie was kind enough to invite me to stay with them when she found out I was running too – I knew I was in good company regardless, but I was a little nervous about rooming with people I barely knew. After all, they are fast!
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Arm Sleeves, Car magnet and Turtle socks! |
I thought about my mom a lot while I was walking around by myself (not something I usually am at an Expo) and remembered all of the fun we had last year spectating at this race. My mom liked Expos, and I don’t think this one would have been any different. She would have been all about the arm warmers and the socks and probably would have bought the same. I wished she was there with me horribly. I was tearing up when I left the center and called my dad to let him know I got there safely. Late is better than never, I guess (Sorry, Dad! I could not even conceive of a phone call to anyone until I had my bib safely in my hand)! On to the hotel where I knew I would find friends and food to take my mind off how I was feeling.
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Me ready to race! |
I jumped out of bed, we got ready, and I made some oatmeal (another smart choice) and ate that with a banana and orange Vitamin Water. We headed to the hotel lobby for a group picture with some more of the MIT crew in town.
MITers ready to race at the USAF Marathon! |
I grabbed a breakfast to go from the hotel, which consisted of a small bagel with peanut butter, another banana and a granola bar. I hadn’t realized that it would be nearly three hours later until I would run (the full started an hour earlier than the half), and I knew I would need more food by then.
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Julie, Katie & Me before the start of the race. |
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Kim, Laurel, Kim & Me |
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What kind of face is that?! |
A running finish! |
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LOVE this medal! |
Dad & Me after the race. |
Mollie & Me after the race. |
Until the next mile maker,
Sara how wonderful that you enjoyed this race so much. Love the socks and the arm sleeves. Nice to see you looking so happy and great pics… especially with your Dad and with Mollie.
That medal is beautiful.
That’s a race outfit I haven’t seen you wear before – it looks smokin’! I’m glad you enjoyed the race! How funny about hanging out under the pizza truck…bet that’s a race story you never foresaw! Congrats on another half completed Sara!
Great job, Sara! I’m so glad you enjoyed your race…it looks like fun!
Congrats on putting another half in the books! I am glad you had such a great race. 🙂 The story about the pizza truck cracks me up. I love your running tank! What brand is it?
Re: Columbus
I looked at that race and the Indy Marathon, and Indy is something like $30 cheaper. If I would have registered earlier, Columbus would have been awesome! You are going to run an awesome race!!!! There is a Halloween half just an hour from Columbus and Cincinnati. I just thought you should know, in case you get bored or something. 🙂 http://www.halloweenhalfmarathon.org/