Pre-race dinner at Bravo with all the runners so they could carb load! Allison Carter, Steven Carter, Justin Abraham, Brandon Lee, Wade, Matt Allen, Mike Elder and Matt Pollock
Wade at mile 13 - it's a little hard to see him here because of the sun, but he looked like he was feeling great!
The girls waiting for the boys to come by at mile 20 - we went around to cheer them on along the way. It was really exciting to see all the people running and cheering everyone on.
Matt and Wade at mile 20
Me with the Brighams at mile 20. Vince has run a few marathons and came out to cheer on the boys and if it hadn't been for him Ashley and I would have had no idea where to go along the route. Audrey even made this adorable sign for Wade. It has little people running towards the finish at the bottom!
Miss Channing Mae Pollock sleeping at the finish line waiting for her daddy to cross the line. We finally got to meet her this weekend and she is precious
Wade and I after the race (and yes, his nipple was bleeding) I guess it was a great battle scar. People were hilarious walking around pointing at him and talking about it. Don't worry, he's doing fine!
Wade and Matt after the marathon - Don't they look great for just finishing running 26.2 miles?
Matt, Wade and Steven - the 3 marathoners
After the race is was harder to get everyone together because everyone else not pictured ran the half marathon or the marathon relay and were spread out all over Downtown. We met back up later that evening for a Post-race dinner
The OKC Memorial Marathon was definitely A Race To Remember not just because it was Wade's first marathon, but because of it's purpose. There were many families with t-shirts made remembering the lives of those lost April 15, 1995 and some runners go and leave their medal on the chair of someone they were running to remember. We hope to always participate by running in some event every year.
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