The weather for the marathon
could not have been any better! We were up early to head down to
Crystal City to catch the Metro. All of us had Metro Day passes
(thanks to Vicki & Jim), and it was the only way to get to various spots
on the course - other than walking! Besides the 30,000 runners,
nearly 100,000 spectators were expected to turn out. Our family
contingent of 10 managed to get to a few spots along the way - as did
the IBMers who came to support Vicki. Mom & Dad met her at Mile 4,
9, 18, and 25 loaded with PowerAde, candy bars, etc. Her goal was
to run 10-minute miles to finish around 4 hours and 20 minutes.
She did it in 4 hours and 24 minutes! Jim ran the 10K and finished
in 58 minutes and then managed to get to the 23-mile marker to cheer
Vicki on there. We all met at the Family Link Up spot after the
race, then waited in line for a shuttle bus back over to Crystal City,
where we listened to a concert and visited together.
Gerry managed to hang tightly onto the camera and avoided getting in all
but one of the pictures!!!
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