No joke, this last weekend was a Marathon in more ways then one!  I arrived back to New York last Thursday after traveling for 5 days, was home for less than 24 hours, then boarded a train from NY to Washington, DC to go see KA run a half marathon on Saturday and spend the weekend hanging out in DC.  After leaving super late on Friday night I finally arrived at Union Station at 1:00am!  I was so happy to see that KA was ready and waiting to pick me up upon my arrival.  We then drove to her house in Virgina where we then spent the next couple hours giggling and catching-up before climbing into bed around 3:00am.  Going to bed at 3:00am when KA had to run a half marathon in the morning… not the best idea we’ve ever had! 

Raise and shine!  At 7:00am the alarm started to sound for KA, MJ, and I to get out of bed and jump in the car in order to start our trek to Baltimore, Maryland!  Yeah, heaven forbid the race be in the same state in which KA actually lives!  Can I just say that I was less then thrilled to be climbing out of bed after only 4 hours of sleep on a Saturday morning!   However, all of that changed once we arrived in Maryland and KA and MJ were at the starting line!  The smell of new sneakers, the vibe of “race energy”, and the taste of Gatorade was enough to bring us all back to life! 

Run like the wind!  Let me tell you that is exactly what these girls did!  KA crossed the finish line with a big smile on her face knowing that with this race she broke all her other half marathon race times!  Go KA!  MJ also did awesome!  Funny story for my Utah friends: Jason Sanders now lives in New York and was also in Maryland for the race.  He ran the full marathon and did a great job!  Its funny who you run into, guess it really is a “small world after all!”

Below are some fun pictures from the race day:

Meeting up with KA just after crossing the finish line!  Don’t worry about my outfit or lack of make-up, we left the house way to early to worry about stuff like that!   

“H” is for Henshaw’s! 

MJ and Clint stretching out for the race.  MJ, we love those “Green Machine” shoes!

 Everyone Crossing the Finish Line

Get your race face on!