Valladolids Come to Visit

Pete, Cassidy and Hudson came to visit a few weeks ago. Cassidy came to run the Ogden marathon (which she did very well, almost a PR from her very first marathon). She ran a 3:54:40. It was fun having them come visit. We ate outside lots because the weather was so nice, played goofy golf, ate lots of pasta the first two nights they were here, watched Cassidy run, went out to eat, had yummy ice-cream cones, went to Temple Square, went to Kangaroo Zoo, went to In and Out Burger (twice), went to IKEA, went to Gateway and just hung out.

Goofy Golf

Spectating

Temple Square

Cute

Cuter

Cutest

Just chillin'

Scott got some really cool shots

Fos having a great time at Kangaroo Zoo

Hudson was so funny. He kept jumping off the inflatables wanting to have his picture taken. He's a pretty cute kid!

Molly finally got brave enough to jump

So cute!

It was fun watching Foster have so much fun. He kept tackling the things

Molly and Hudson decided to start posing since I was taking so many pictures of them anyway

Rest of Boston

Finally finishing up Boston trip. Just a few more pictures taken same day as marathon. After running, we found a great burger joint (for some reason, fries always sound really good....must be the salt) then walked the Freedom Trail. What a great way to work out the lactic acid!

Again, I should've taken notes of what Scott was taking pictures of.

Here we are in Little Italy. Scott got some great shots of the cool buildings here. If only we would have known about this place and gotten reservations for our pasta dinner the night before the marathon. We tried calling the night of and wait time was a good two hrs. Oh well.....live and learn.

Fun family shot in front of Boston.

Cool sign in Italy

Little Italian grandma

Just a cool picture

Scott taking a rest on the Freedom Trail

The happy couple!

Walking Freedom Trail

Dessert anyone?

Don't mind if I do

Paul Revere

Just keep walking......walking, walking......

An old cemetery

Last stop, Harvard....I was beat by the end of the day....as I'm sure everyone else was too. What a fun trip. Hope to do it again some day! As a supporter or runner......whichever one is good with me! Maybe it'll be Scott's turn to qualify :)

Monday-Boston

3:20:34

Monday, got up bright and early to get ready to load a few different buses to the start. I made some arm sleeves just in case it was cold. After I cut out a hole for the thumbs, my sis-in-law asked why I did that. I didn't know why! So, they made me pose. Just a warning.....this is a vain post.....most of the pictures are of me. I guess that's what I get for running Boston all by myself :) The Boston Marathon was the most AMAZING experience ever. There were people lined up on the roads for the entire 26.2 miles. And the closer you got to Boston, the more people they were deep. It was sooo much fun having that kind of support. I so needed it. At mile 3 my legs felt fatigued (I think due to the excessive walking all day Saturday and Sunday). At mile 16, my stomach was not happy with the GU's, energy beans and Gatorade Endurance I was putting in it. The crowds cheering me on kept me going (well, them and the thoughts of all my family waiting for me at mile 20 and the finish).

Everyone got up early with me so they could tattoo my arms and legs. It was fun having my name on my arm because everyone cheered for you louder when they knew your name.

Scott was soooo wonderful through all of this. I couldn't have done it without his support during my training, getting to Boston and the morning of. He came down to the lobby with me to make sure I got on the right shuttle (which there were 3 and they escorted us to downtown to catch the other buses to the start).

Scott got some good shots of me at the finish. Thank goodness he wasn't a few yards earlier.....where my stomach had had enough and lost it all. But I managed to run through it and finish with bettering my time by 5 minutes. I guess I can't complain.

To the finish I go

Here's my parachute. Thank goodness the wind wasn't too horrible. There was a strong head wind a few times during the run, cups were flying off the table, but thank goodness it wasn't the entire race. I hear they can get some doozies at 25mph.

My #1 fan and supporter. What a trooper he was. And didn't mind touching me after all the sweat and vomit. Guess that's true love!

All my supporters. They were all great. My sister Becky and brother Dan went out to Heartbreak Hill at mile 20-21 and were a great support at a much needed point.

And another shot with Scott this time. They were troopers. They had to wait 3+ hours for me and no one ever complained. Thanks to you all!!!!!!

Mom and sister Becky. Finally getting some yummy fattening food. You deserve whatever you want after running for 3+ hrs.

Dan and Holley

Scott, me and sister Sarah
p.s.......sister Sarah was 36.5 wks pregnant going to Boston. She never complained about all the walking around or waiting or anything. Superstar!