Knowing and appreciating all of the time and effort she put into this day!
Dinner with Meghan & Michael at an Italian restaurant to carb-load on Friday night.
Brunch with the Mehaffeys and Versascos on Saturday morning.
Having Saturday to hang out with Meghan.
The application for my iPhone that allowed me to track her every step of the way.
Finding her in the middle of 45,000 runners!
Seeing her looking great at mile 16.
Cheering for the people crying at mile 16.
Seeing her again (looking terrible) when she was almost at the finish line.
The song "Swim" on her iPod to help her get past the "wall".
Learning that it would have been impossible to actually see her cross the line, after I was feeling guilty for not being able to get up there.
Knowing this was a personal victory between her and God. No one was supposed to be there at the end.
All of her supportive friends being there to cheer her on!
Seeing her fight back the tears when she finally got to meet all of us at the Starbucks where we gathered.
Learning afterwards that her ankle was okay after she rolled it on mile 14 (tripping on a Gatorade bottle).
Seeing the look on her face when the 2 flights of escalator to the restroom was out of order-- and she climbed it anyway!
The signs people made.
My favorite sign: "I want to be you when I grow up!"
Meghan's favorite sign: "You're going the wrong way!" Haha
Meghan telling me that someone said she looked really good when she was done... and they meant they liked her outfit! (This meant a lot to my fashion-savvy daughter!)
When somebody asked her if she'll do it again, she said to ask her in a week. (It's kind of like asking a mom if she wants to have another baby right after she delivered her first child.)
Beating her goal of under four hours. 3:50:36.
Runner #39517.
10,780 Place overall.
2006 Place for women.
400 Place for her age group.
Dinner at her favorite restaurant afterwards... Fig and Olive.
Being there on the day she will never forget for the rest of her life!
(Jack's Mannequin Swim)
You better believe I'm grateful!
~Angie
3 comments:
This is neat! One of my first blog posts in (back in March or April 2009) was my daughters first 1/2 marathon. It was wonderful experience for all of us. She ran it with one of her best friends. AFterwards we took them out to eat. Lot of fun and excitement.
Can't imagine rolling her ankle and still running another 12 miles. That is tough! Will she do another one?
So proud of Meghan! I know she's glad she can check this off her bucket list-when someone asks, she can say "Been there. Done that!" They say it's addictive though. I would not know. :) Love, A
Wow! That is wonderful! I have always wanted to be a runner... I need to get started!
Blessings!
Melanie
http://melscoffeebreak.blogspot.com
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