. . . twenty-six point two . . .

. . . proud grammy last saturday . . .

. . . proud mama today . . .

. . . our cheering section gathered . . .

. . . complete with signs . . .

. . . and max the mascot puppy . . . 

{tate, addi, amanda, halleigh, nikki, tagg, chris & max}

{please notice chris' expert bomb shading on that green sign}

. . . i mean who wouldn't be excited 

to see a group like this? . . . 

. . . especially already 

eighteen miles 

into the race? . . .

. . . amber and her good friend, jenny,

 stuck together the whole morning . . .

. . . their hair in twinsie topknots . . .

. . . jenny in neon salmon and 

amber in charcoal . . .

{if you live in mesa, you should be able to identify this intersection. 

clue at the three o'clock position}

. . . riding in the car 

with these two pyschos 

was quite 

the early morning experience . . .

. . . loud rap music 

with the windows down 

for passing runners' pleasure . . .

{and lots of car dancing}

. . . and, yes, the runners were

 definitely passing vehicles . . .

. . . the traffic was bananas . . .

{amanda and nikki had no problem recalling their pep rally sign making skills}

{let me interpret the finger spelling for you: H-E-R-O}

. . . the next time we saw them 

was at the finish line . . .

. . . side by side . . .

. . . champs, definitely . . .

. . . amber was very appreciative . . .

. . . she said her previous marathons

 {two in yuma, one in san diego, and one in st. george}

were kind of lonely . . .

. . . even though this was 

{HER words - not mine} 

her P.W. 

{personal worst} 

time . . .

. . . this proud mama 

had tears in her eyes . . .

. . . again . . .