After months of training, a few half marathons, and a couple 10K's he was ready. After running five days a week, hundreds of miles in training he was ready. We flew up with Braden and Boston ( Berk and Brenner stayed here with my parents and Rusty's Uncle Todd) the day before the race. We got in late due to a very delayed flight. Boston fell asleep just after take off and woke up in time to play with the peanuts bag and look a little confused before it was time to land. By the way, one of the WORST most TURBULENT flight EVER! By the time we got settled in to the hotel, walked into downtown Provo to find food and got back to the hotel is was past time for Rusty to get in bed. The thing you don't realize, or maybe it was just me, about marathons is that if the race starts at 6am, then the runner is up by 3am to be awake, and on busses to the starting line! We stayed right downtown Provo at the Marriott and it was nice to be able to walk right down the last mile of the race to see the finishers.
Here he is after he checked in and got his gear. He was such a good sport letting me document everything.
After Kelcie, Russ (who both ran the half marathon) and Cindi got to the hotel we walked down the way to eat. The runners needed to carb load! We found a cute little Italian place, complete with a short wait AND an accordion player! That guy knew everything, and the food was good! I had the yummiest pomegranate Italian soda ever.
We went back to the hotel and Kelcie and I walked to a store to get some supplies for the runners the next day. bagels, waters, gatorade etc. We looked pretty strong carrying coolers, and bags of heavy drinks down two city blocks- but parking was a nightmare so walking it was! When we got back we were still waiting for the roll away bed for Braden to come. I couldn't put Boston to bed in the pack n play until it came and Rusty couldn't go to bed until both of the kids went to bed. FINALLY, after a trip down to the lobby, a call to the manager and another it finally came and we were off to dreamland about 9:30pm, nearly two hours after Rusty had hoped.
I had to take a picture of his piles of readiness.
The next morning I set my alarm so I could be there to watch Kelcie and Russ cross the finish line. Instead I woke up to Kelcie calling me to see where I was! AHHHHH! I didn't change my phone to Utah time! I was so mad! I got the kids up in time to make it there for Rusty to cross. This is where they finished. Right across from the Provo Tabernacle that is being converted into a new temple! So cool.
Here is Cindi, Braden and Kelcie watching for one of the NEON GREEN tanks that Rusty's running group was wearing.
Boss was loving the weather, and the sights and sounds!
See the tiny neon runner? That is my very handsome husband coming up to the finish line.
He did it! And this is also the moment when he discovered Creamies ice cream and his life forever changed too!
And here is just about the cutest pictures I have ever taken. LOVE MY BOYS!
Rusty and Russ at the finish
Very proud of these three.
Very first Marathon COMPLETE! Final finish time 4 hours 9 minutes.
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