Sunday, March 30, 2008

ING Half Marathon & 1st Tennis Match

My new tennis outfit :-)
My loyal fans!!!
Luke with Mom & Daddy
Russ & Dana
Me, Josh & Maddux
Steve, Josh & Luke
Maddux was tired after waking up so early

Luke stopped during the race to hug Mom (so sweet :-) she loved it!
Josh is on the far right in the white long sleeve shirt
Luke & Josh
Roomies :-)
Mom & Luke
Luke before leaving the house for the race
Thumbs up for the Half :-)
Daddy & Mom
Maddux did SOOOO good!
Luke

So I woke up at 5:00 am this morning to drive Luke & Josh down into Atlanta for the ING Half Marathon. After dropping them off, Maddux and I met up with Mom & Daddy and we set up camp in the Virginia Highlands to cheer them on around the 8 mile mark. It was COLD!!!! They did soooooo good. Josh met his goal time, Russ did great, Luke hauled butt, Steve beat his goal FULL MARATHON time (26.2 miles) with a 3:10 finish. We got back home around 11:30 and I had to be at the tennis courts around 1:00. I didn't play until 3ish.....my first match ever. Yikes! We lost both sets 2-6; 2-6, which was kind of frustrating, but I felt okay about my performance. I still need to work on my long cross hits (I am sure there is a technical term but I don't know it....) Anywho, it was FUN! And I can't wait to play again, I am going to be practicing a lot!!! Any tips from you tennis greats would be appreciated!!!

7 comments:

sara jackson said...

Love the tennis outfit!! Congrats Luke and Josh on the race. We are so proud of you guys!!

stephanie said...

you looked to cute...i played today and it wasn't a good day for tennis the wind and cold were brutal. so i am sure your next attempt will be more successful. i loved your tennis terminology too! we need to hang out sometime! i am not getting any new friends of my own, i am just going to steal amy's:)

MJN6 said...

I like your outfit and hope we get to see you play soon. Congrats to Luke and Josh. That was great. Sorry we took you aroung the world to get to the finish line. Thanks for letting us hang around this afternoon. LOve MOM

MJN6 said...

I want copies of the pics, please!!!!????

ma said...

Woodstock this year. Wimbledon next year. You look so cute in your new tennis outfit. LOVE YOU ma

Sarah said...

I'm with Ma! You are on your way to Wimbledon :) And then Dancing with the Stars like Monica Seles? I bet you slept good last night! Congrats to the boys for not dying-I would have passed out around mile 4-ha!

The Kimmels said...

Great photos! Thanks for sharing. Looks like you all had a great time. Too bad the weather wasn't better yesterday! ...and today either...
Can't wait to see your amazing seats at the Braves game tonight! Sooo jealous! Good thing the Mets weren't playing or I would have kidnapped you & stole your tickets for my husband! ;)