Since we had no family…or friends…with us during the marathon, I had to beg the race director for pictures.
Mostly because Tim’s race bib was #40 and the whole point of running THIS MARATHON was for his 40th birthday.
And what happened? The universe aligned. One of those, “Yah. Right. Suuuure that happened…”
It SO DID, y’all.
And by the way? The race director’s name was Big Dog. For serious. That’s how they do it in Hawaii. Everyone who’s anyone gets a su-aw-credible (that’s super, awesome and incredible all wrapped into one in case you’re completely confused) names.
This probably explains why we didn’t get su-aw-credible names.
Anyway, we totally ran the Hilo Marathon AND finished.
All 26.2 miles.
And we know we were slow.
We didn’t care, which is apparent in our faces.
What does it look like we’re thinking (other than pain…pain..PAIN…pain…pain…pain…PAIN)?
Also? Yes. I’m totally squeezing a purple sponge.
And I kept that damn sponge. It’s what got us through the rough spots where we were fine with laying down and dying. The sponge said “hell no!” – so we kept going…
Its reward? It’s currently sitting on our mantle with, “26.2. Hilo 3-21-10″ written by me, with the help of a Sharpie.
I wanted to write “Asssssnuggets!” but that didn’t seem super appropriate..
Um wow. You guys are AMAZING. No way I could ever do that.
Kudos to you two for finishing the damn thing. I am super impressed.
Amazing! Well done.
That’s fantastic. So proud of you guys!
Excellent!! Congrats on the finish, which is more than most of us would even attempt to think about doing.
Your not the slowest……that chick behind you is.
lol
You guys are awesome.
that’s an awesome, or should i say su-aw-credible picture! you both look like you might kill someone if they told you there was another mile.
i think i’m going to start using that word, by the way
also, i’m pretty sure “Asssssnuggets” is always appropriate.
Ok, so you explained the hand with the sponge. Care to explain what you were pointing at with your other hand? Or were you trying to throw some hand signs to some race gang? And what IS the sponge for, anyway?
Shelli: Um…the sponge was a little gift from one of the aid stations. They soaked it in cold water and handed them to us as we ran by…said water was squeezed onto my head…and Tim’s head. I had other sponges but didn’t think to keep any until that one…
As for the pointing? Yah…I have no idea.
Wow! I’m seriously impressed. I’m barely standing after a 5K and you’re still plodding on after like eight 5K’s. Good job!