All right, so this was maybe not the photo you expected to see when you came to the post entitled "Twin Cities Marathon." Well, it was not the photo I expected to post, either! Sadly, though, we managed to somehow miss both Aaron and Sheila as they sped by Mile 18 (near my parents' house) despite having five of us (my parents, me, Leif, and Bjorn) out watching for them for over an hour, so I don't have any pics of running people to post here. They must have been going so fast they were just a blur as they went by us. Indeed, Sheila got her name in the paper for coming in ninth in her age group (WAY TO GO, GOCK!!) and Aaron broke 4 hours, so they must have been hustling!
Bjorn and Leif were both pretty wiped out by the time we walked back to Grandma and Grandpa B.'s house, so they sat on the kitchen floor and kicked back with a couple of cold ones. That really hit the spot.
Next time we are on marathon spectator duty, we're planning a giant sign complete with bells and balloons so the runners we are watching for can't miss us, even if we miss them!
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