best news ever!!!!!!!!!!!!
i just got news from my mom, that my parents decided, that despite the cost of the trip, they are coming to san francisco to be there when i cross the finish line of my first ever marathon.
OMG this means the world to me i have THE BEST PARENTS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
throughout the training, in the past two months, the only thing i've been able to think about, when i think about marathon day, was how i was going to be alone. i have no friends or family in san francisco, i havent really connected with anyone from TNT and so i will be running alone... crossing the finish line alone... taking pictures of myself while running, before and after, getting my necklace... alone. (which lately i've really wondered how that was going to even work. i'm a crazy-take-lots-of-pictures-to-document-all-parts-of-your-life kinda person, so this had been becoming a real dilemma!) and i've been getting really sad about it. i know my friends love me and wish me well, and that san fran is a long way from KC (even longer from St. Louis, again proving my parents ARE AMAZING) and that if they (friends) could be there they would... but still. it's been the one thing i havent been looking forward to.
OMG you just have no idea how absolutely much this means to me---- i could do cartwheels right now if the whole crying thing weren't taking up so much of my energy.
i am so absolutely crazy outta control excited and so thankful i have parents that care so much that they want to be there for this absolutely so important event in my life.
i'm so ridiculous.... but i love my parents so much and OMG this means the world to me.
this is... i just..... i'm.... OHMYGODIMSOEXCITEDTHISISAWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
tonight's 5K race? puh.... tomorrow's 16 mile run? double puh....
my parents are going to be at my marathon, dammit...ain't nuthin stoppin me now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comments
DATE: 6:43 PM
You're NEVER alone in a marathon!!! We're all in it together, and that's the only reason running 26.2 miles is fun at all. You may know this, but if you write your name to your shirt, all the fans will cheer for you. Still, you're right. I won't ever forget hearing my dad scream, "C'mon 'Cole!" at the 26 mile marker. It still gives me shivers!!!!!I should really be running more, by the way...
Posted by: Nic | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 9:51 PM
THATS COOL THAT YOUR PARENTS ARE GOING TO BE THERE FOR YOUR FIRST MARATHON. I LIVE IN ST LOUIS AND HAVE FINISHED 2 MARATHONS WITH TNT. ONE IN 2000 AT DISNEY AND MY 2ND IN APRIL HERE IN STL. MY PARENTS WERE AT MY 2ND ONE. ME AND MY BROTHER DID MY FIRST MARATHON TOGETHER. GOOD LUCK KEN
Posted by: Anonymous | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 1:10 PM
That's great that your parents can be there. My wife and son (now 18 months old) were at the finish of my first marathon. They were also at the start, mile 1, mile 5, mile 9, and mile 22. It helped a lot to have them yelling each time.And she got to take all the pictures she wanted. They'll be just as proud of you as you are of yourself for finishing.
Posted by: Tom | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 6:52 PM
Yay! So glad for you. And I hope (and know that) the 5K went fabulously, and the 16 miles tomorrow will be equally great.
Posted by: Noames | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 5:48 PM
That is great news! I am so excited for you! I can't wait for pictures and tearful renditions of the marathon! :)
Posted by: Keryn | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 5:21 PM
Fantastic!! oh it would have been sad, sad, sad if you had to cross that line alone.This is great news!!!You DO have great parents...but they have a great daughter! I hope that NOD someday cries about my coming to see her...cries in a good way!
Posted by: jeanne | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 3:32 PM
thats awesome news! good stuff. that'll be great to have that support.kick butt in that 5k!
Posted by: brent | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 1:53 PM
I'm sorry, but you're just so dang adorable...
Posted by: bitweever | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 11:20 AM
Makes the crying at the finish all the more meaningful when you can make mom cry too!Awesome news. I cannot imagine my marathon without my family and friends there!
Posted by: Running Chick | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 10:31 AM
Yaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!How cool is that!? Sometimes that's all you need there at the end ;) It's going to be something you'll never forget! Have a great run!
Posted by: Wil | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 9:31 AM
Great news for you. I am glad that it means so much for your parents to come! I hope my son gets this excited when I come to his events someday. Tell them I said "thanks" too!Have fun on your 16-miler tomorrow...I will be watching for your report.
Posted by: Flatman | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM