My Marathon Man

He did it! Tim ran his very first marathon yesterday - the Twin Cities Marathon - at an astonishing 3 hours and 40 minutes (the average is 4:22). Laramie and Lynn were nice enough to let me tag along to watch the event. We braved the pouring rain to support the runners and it was worth every rain drop and soaking wet clothes. We cheered Tim and Brian on at mile 8 near Lake Harriet, where we were also lucky enough to see the very first runners, including the big winners and amazing wheelers.
After warming up with croissants and coffee we headed over to Saint Paul where we just missed Tim at mile 21. After taking a while to find a parking spot, as we were walking up to the race Tim just zoomed on past....he was too fast for us to catch. Even though we sadly tried. I wish he could have seen me running as fast as I could screaming his name, but no luck there. Laramie and Lynn (being runners themselves) got to get a look from Tim, but I was slower than a turtle and just missed him! I made up for it though at mile 26 when we got his attention and cheered him on to the finish line. That is where we also discovered that insane bloody nipples are infact true!!! I always thought they were kind of a joke, but after witnessing several runners with huge bloody spots on their shirts I now know that bloody nipples do happen.
Congrats to Tim and Brian!!! I am so proud. To everyone who runs marathons, you simply amaze me. Oh and please remember to protect your nipples.