Jeremy participated in his FIRST EVER marathon on Saturday! It was on Grand Island (Munising area) and I have to say, that island is a lot bigger than it lets on! But it's beautiful and fairly undisturbed by people. There was a VERY strict no littering policy so that it would stay that way.
We got into town on Friday and got Jeremy all checked in for the run. You may not be able to read it, but at the bottom of that banner under "Welcome Runners" it says "and their cheerleaders!" Oh, you can't read it... neither could I, but I know it was there :-)
After that we checked into the campground we were going to stay at and then went to eat at the spaghetti dinner. Now don't get me wrong, I love my carbs, and the spaghetti was delicious... but the tossed salad that went with it was AMAZING! Lots of chopped veggies and crisp salad! So many levels of YUM!
Jeremy knew how to eat like a runner before the anticipated day of triumph! See, look at that salad! I forever get to drool over it (or at least until these hormones go away... that's right, blame the hormones)!
Saturday came very early (3:30am to be exact) because I had to go to the bathroom (seriously, that ruins everything!). So we got ready and excited that the day had finally come! We caught our bus, took our boat to the island, and then waited for the race to start! Jeremy was so ready to start! And as you can see, it was still pretty dark!
I got to ride a bus to certain checkpoints of the race, and I got to see Jeremy once! It was wonderful to see him in his element! I also had Sulley with me, and he was such a trooper! Everyone loved him and he was the perfect distraction for us as we waited for our runners :-)
I got a picture of Jeremy when he finished, but alas, it is on my phone and I can't find the cord I need to put it on my laptop... but I'll find it and post it... it was a great ending!
This is the souvenir that everyone got for participating:
And this is what Jeremy looked like when he was all done: a pillar of salt! Poor guy was so crusty from sweating so much! Oh, and sore does not even come close to describing what he felt, but he was so proud that you couldn't even tell :-)
As you can see, this is why my husband is my hero! He did a monumentally difficult thing! I can't imagine what it was like, though he did tell me it was so hard (and that coming from the guy who doesn't complain much)! I'm so glad that I was there and got to support him in his epic endeavor! Way to go Honey, you killed it!
