My mom ran the Pasadena Half Marathon today. After training since January and overcoming some pain and set-backs, the day has finally come.
We woke up at 5am to take her to the starting line at Pasadena City College. 6:30am...BANG! She started running. (Actually there was no actual bang, it was just in her head.) Daddy and I continued sleeping in the car while mommy did the 13.1 mile course in green above.
She finished 2 hours and 28 minutes later. Here's how we found her: sitting under a palm tree with her coconut water texting daddy to find out where we were.
Exhausted out of her mind, but made it to the finish line.
We met up with my Auntie Mylene who did the 10k.
I played with the water in the mirror pool as we waited for more people to arrive.
Picture time, but I can't resist dipping my toes in the cool water.
Here we go. My stiff pose and my exhausted mom.
Aunties, cousins, uncles...oh my! They all decided to run and have fun. I'm proud of all of them. When I'm older, I'll do a marathon, too.
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My mom wants to give special thanks to the following peeps:
Lola and Lolo: For watching me after school a few times a week, so she can sneak in a run after work.
Daddy: For his support, patience, and putting up with mommy's weekend run schedule.