Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Marathon Man, Part I

I showed you pictures from the CHEAR SQUAD side of the
Walt Disney Marathon runway on Abbey Style.
Adam took pictures as he ran the race so this is Part I of the race from his point of view.
This post will take you midway through the race--from the start point to Magic Kingdom where we waited for him to run by (and stop for pictures).
Pre-race family portrait while thousands of runners gather. It's about 4:30 a.m.



Oh, the humanity!

And the first group is off! It's 5:30 a.m.
Adam is in the fourth group so he waits to start until the first three groups have gone.
 



The 6 mile marker.
They run along the roads that circle around and through the many parks of Disney World.
 Dawn is coming and the air warms with the sun. Kim, Al, Landon, and I are sipping warm things over at the Contemporary Hotel until Magic Kingdom opens.



What? Richard Petty is standing by to cheer the runners?




Coming close to our meet up point...

...turning the corner onto Main Street...

...and there's Kim, waving her GO DADDY GO sign!

Family Portrait in front of Sleeping Beauty's Castle.
This is the place where Adam proposed to Kim...that's why it's our place
 to meet him while he runs the marathon.
 Sweet, isn't it?

1 comment:

Sosie said...

Great story and family picture! I never thought about how pretty Disney could be in the dark.

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