I have again been bit by the running bug. On Sunday I ran the Raleigh Half Marathon and it made me excited to possibly do another marathon in the future. It sounds crazy, but it is such an adrenaline rush to run with thousands of strangers and to cross the finish line. My favorite part of the race was hearing Matt cheering for me and looking over to see Maddie and Ryan on the sidelines. I am so grateful for my sweet family.
Here are Maddie and Mommy right after the race.
Here's Mommy with her boy and a plate full of goodies.
It's the whole family! Since I left the house before 6am, Matt got the kids ready and brought them to the race. It was so cute to see Madeline with her uncombed and undone hair and Ryan wearing the same clothes from the day before! :)
Here are my sweet friends and running partners Amanda (left) and Anna (right). I was SO impressed with their runs, as we had not trained on hills and they kicked butt, keeping pace like the hills were nothing!!! Anna and Amanda and their families go to the Bridge Community Church with us, and we are so grateful for their friendships.
Madeline and Ryan LOVED the free bread from the Great Harvest Bread Company (so did mommy and daddy)!
Here's a picture of the three of us. We are all exhausted, but so grateful to be finished! So ladies. . .how about the full marathon next year???
