I had a friend running in the Portland marathon today. I got this CRAZY idea to go cheer her along the way and ended up having a GREAT time!! I called up a mutual friend this morning to see if she wanted to go and away we went. Thank goodness for GPS.
So, we started at mile 17.5.....well, we started the wait at mile 17.5. When we got there, Christine was only at mile 14/15...and walking! So, we waited and waited. We saw all sorts of people running, old, young, fat, skinny. Christine and I kept in touch via phone and texts. Then she went running by.
I thought that would be it. I mean, it is raining today and pretty cold - in the 50's. Nope, we decided to mosey onto another spot. We ended up at mile 24 with LOTS of time to spare, so we walked around Portland for a while. While doing this we happened upon an Office Max and being cold we went in. It was there we decided to buy materials for a sign.
Sign made, we went back to the marathon and waited. Christine was more than surprised with our being there, but also the sign!! We were on top of a bridge, so she went by and we then went down the stairs to meet her again when she passed under the bridge. We saw all the same people running, they probably thought we were a bit strange for being at 3 different places. Christine was GREATLY surprised by our presence again. This time, she hugged us. She was so happy to have friends out to support her.
Standing in the rain for hours at a time doesn't sound like fun, but when it in support of a friend, it's well worth it.
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