For those who may not have known, earlier this year Matt and I ran our first marathon. During the expo we got a sneek peek of all of the different medals we could earn through continuing to run. One of the medals we saw was one that said ’39.3’. We were informed that all we needed to do to earn the medal was to run one full and one half marathon within the same year, we liked the sound of that. Afterall, we were about to run 26.2 miles, what would another 13.1 hurt? We convinced Raul (who also ran the marathon) and Sara to run as well.
Skip to today – race day… This run was supposed to be one of the easier courses with a fairly flat route and cool weather in the forecast. We were certainly dressed for the occasion this time. Today, with our nuptiuals only four days away, we ran as bride and groom. Matt donned a classic tuxedo shirt with black shorts while I wore an all white outfit with a veil connected to my visor. We started the day in corral 7 with an expected finish time of 2hrs and 15min. Upon arriving at our corral, we had a surprise visit by Franz (Matt’s sister’s father-in-law). We spoke with him for a few minutes about our upcoming visit to Germany, where he was born and raised, and he suggested a few places for us to check out. Next, we got situated in our corral and ready for the race. We coupled off from the start of the run and rarely saw Raul and Sara along the way. Around mile 3 we looked off to the right and saw a sign with our names on it. When we read passed “Matt and Dani” and noticed “Paris or Bust” we new it must be Syl (Matt’s co-worker). There she was on the sideline, cheering us on. We ran over for a hug and words of encouragement and then it was back to the course, only 10 more miles to go. The day turned out a bit hotter than either of us expected so we just took our time, took it easy and enjoyed the run. We weren't about to push ourselves too hard with our vacation starting the very next day ;-) Although today’s run was harder than we had expected, we had a lot of fun and received a ton of congradulatory words. We ended up finishing in just over 2hrs and 30min, Raul and Sara in 2hrs and 15min and Franz finished in a blazing fast 1hr 55min!! Rock ON!
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