She did it! Marathon #4. This past weekend we had a great time traveling, camping, and running/cheering for Dani's trail marathon in the Upper Peninsula. We stopped every few hours both there and back to play at beaches, see waterfalls, chase seagulls, eat local food and enjoy being on vacation.
Race day was beautiful. We loved being by the water and it reminded us of being in Alaska. Dani got off to a great start and Liam and I took a bus up the island to wait for her on the beach at mile 16. On the way we saw two black bears and later a bald eagle. Luckily Dani bypassed the bears. While we waited on the beach Liam got excited about the runners coming through, and would cheer for each one by saying "Yeah Runner Guy! Run run run!" After a while he started running on his own up and down the beach- below is a clip of his warm-up laps. It was fun to watch Dani come through, and she looked like she had just barely started- not like someone who had run 16 miles through bear-infested wilderness. We got back to the finish line on the bus just as she was coming through the finish line. She finished in 4:07 ... 8 minutes faster than last year; 15th overall women's place, and 4th in her age category. The competition was stiffer this year, and she was only 40 seconds behind the 3rd place. Her response: "Shoulda used the porta-potty before hand rather than on the trail". We're really proud of her and I'm impressed with how she did. She must have run hard, because this is the first time I've ever heard her admit that she was even a little tired afterwards.
The rest of the trip was spent being entertained by Liam's antics. He had fun camping, and was a trooper in the 16+ hours in the car. Also, Liam debuted his newly acquired beatboxing skills in a few bare-all freestyle exhibitions.
7 comments:
Way to go Dani, You're an inspiration to us all! Congrats on cutting your time too! K so Liam is just hilarious, love the dance and song! Miss you guys! :)
Glad to see the Team Firth green and orange uniforms back from last marathon. Dani is amazing!! I can't get over how cute that kid is! I lost count of how many times the "replay" button has been pushed. Mom will probably comment when she gets over her hysterical laughing. Can't wait to see you next month!
-Aunt Emma
Congrats! Sounds like you did awesome and had a great time. I can't wait to travel into the UP.
ooooohh woooooooowwwww...... liam is officially the coolest kid.ever. now i just want to know where he picked up the "shake my butt".
dani- you are a crazy person! way to go on the marathon. i am now exhausted from thinking about how much work that takes.
xo
Wow Dani, you rock! Seriously, you are the woman! Glad you guys had a great time, and enjoyed some pretty scenery. And way to go on the bike ride Brady! You guys are both so active-such a great example!
Awesome job Dani, You are amazing. It makes me tired just thinking about running that much.
Love the booty shakin' dance moves. Who taught him to shake like that?
Awesome Danielle. You guys look like you are having a lot of fun. Way to be so active while being a mom. Good for you.
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