Saturday, July 5, 2008

Been There. Done That.

Got the T-shirt!!Well, I did it! I ran my first Peachtree and it was AWESOME!! I have never seen so many runners in all of my life. If you have any interest in running (or walking for that matter) I definitely recommend trying it at least once. There is so much excitement in the air and there are so many people who show up just to cheer on the sidelines. I really wish I could have had my camera with me to take more pictures, but needless to say I wanted to carry as little as possible. There were tons of photographers there though and they will be posting their pictures on a website throughout the week, so hopefully I will have more to show as the week progresses. In the meantime, here are a few from the day...

Me, along with my brother Tim and my sister Pam in the hotel before the race...
Pam and her hubby, ChrisI decided to drop back so I could start with Tim's group so we could run together. Here we are moving ahead to the starting point. Woo Hoo!!
Mom and Dad kept the kiddos while I ran. They looked too cute and patriotic not to get a picture of... They even had their house dressed up for the fourth. This was them waving goodbye as we drove home last night.
Once we got home we met up with Michael and went to celebrate the fourth with some friends. Living as close to South Carolina as we do, fireworks are easy to come by, so it has become somewhat of a tradition to have a fireworks show each year. Truth be told, the men just like to light things on fire and so this presents the perfect opportunity. There are usually about 30 families contributing to the firework fund, so the result is usually pretty awesome.
Happy fourth, everyone!

9 comments:

Melanie said...

Wow, that looks awesome. I am so proud of you! I don't know that I could do that......and look that FABULOUS while doing it!

Congratulations!

Angela said...

It looks like lots of fun. Glad you had such a good time. Some of our family is doing it again next year and asked me and my hubby to join in but I am not sure if I could do it.
You also look great by the way!

Heather said...

Way to go! I am glad the run went well.

Chris said...

WOOHOO!!! LOOK at YOU crossing the finish line and looking stellar doing it! Hello??? Did you break a sweat??

That's so awesome. Maybe I'll be there next year!

Love the pic of your folks and the kids...very cute!
Glad you had a good holiday. Talk to you soon!

Andrea said...

How fun that y'all made the race a family affair! Thanks for sharing-I enjoyed looking at your pics from the race ; )

Caitlin said...

Congrats on the weight loss! You look great and what a great achievement to run the Peachtree. Have a great week!

Anonymous said...

way to go, girl! and you look amazing! look at them toned hot legs!! woohoooooooooo!

awesome job, caron. i loved the one time i ran the Peachtree. i hope i get to do it again one year.

love all the pics!

Bethany said...

Congrats on a great accomplishment!!! And girl...you're looking GOOD!!!

I haven't heard that song Chicken Fried, but I'll be looking it up this weekend!!! Have a great one!

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