First off, we had a tough time getting to the race. We came to town the night before to get a hotel so we could stay nearby. After 3 hours of searching....EVERY HOTEL within 50 miles of Columbus, OH was FULL. NO JOKE. We were shocked. By 11 p.m. we had friends praying we'd find a place and they begged us just to come and stay with them. At 1 a.m. we arrived at their house and slept in bunk beds and on the couch. They are the BEST to be so kind to us. After a few hours of sleep, we were up and still late to the gate. We started the 5K about 22 minutes after it began and a few crazy runners had already crossed the finish line!
Titus, the littlest guy, ran ahead of us and did a great job running his first 5K at 40 minutes! He walked the last one with us.
Noah and Shan stayed with me and pushed me to keep going. I'll be honest and say I tried to turn around multiple times, but they wouldn't let me. We were all going on about 2 or 3 hours of sleep and my body was not too happy with me. It took us about one hour and 10 or so minutes to walk the 3 mile course. My family stayed with me, despite the hat and kept me going. My hubby may have even pulled me a few times. Noah is the only kid I know who walks 5K's in farm work boots. He walked ahead near the end to beat us!
Here we come! Last place for sure, but I did NOT quit! Praise God! The event photographer was gone. The awards were already passed out, but hey...we did it!
Here are the THM gals that were there. It was so much fun to meet a few gals for the first time and to chat THM. Some were at the finish line to cheer us across and give me some THM hug.
I wish I'd have gotten a total, but there are many pounds lost in this picture! Here are a few of the girls crossing the finish line too. This is Kristen and her family getting ready to cross! She's lost about 65 pounds I believe she said and is coming up on her 1 year Trimaversary. Her hubby was great as well as he pushed the kiddos through the 5K!
This is Laney and Linda....Laney has lost over 100 pounds with THM! She's been an Admin buddy of mine for a while now and it was so neat to meet her in person. (on the left, brown hair) Linda is getting back on track and enjoyed bringing her daughter, Xena with her to walk. (in the middle) I think they are hooked now and looking for more races to walk in the near future.
Overall, this was a super fun day! We were exhausted and sore, but it was all worth it to support our friends. We'd do it all over again in a heartbeat.
Here is the Bates Go Fund Me Account if you'd like to contribute to their building fund. We'd LOVE that more than anything!
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