We're so proud of this manly fairy. He completed the half marathon with Team In Training! He raised lots of money for a great cause, beating the goal at which he promised to wear fairy wings and a tutu during the race, then woke up at 3:00 on a cold morning to run through Disney World.
Meanwhile, his devoted wife and kids completed The Amazing Race, navigating unmarked roads with blocked traffic patterns in the dark 5:00 hour, brutally squeezing into the monorail, and sprinting half a mile with a stroller with literally 30 seconds to spare to cheer him on as he ran to the finish line. It was totally worth it to see these two finish!
We were a little grumpy after that crazy morning, but excited to hang out with our family friends. Their Dad did the race, too, so the Moms surprised us with a character breakfast while the Dads showered and tried to rehabilitate their sore legs.
The Dads rallied to meet us at the park, fully aware of how cruel it was for the Moms to make them walk another 25 miles through an amusement park after finishing a long race. We kids didn't notice their limping and wincing, we just loved seeing Ryan ride his first roller coaster- Thunder Mountain. It was scary and awesome!
The race gave us an excuse to have a fun weekend getaway with some of our favorite friends.
We were happily exhausted by the end of the day.
We vowed to come back to our favorite hotel soon and spend more time just hanging out with the amenities. Shout out to our Georgia cousins for introducing us to this place 5 years ago!
And a big shout out to this awesome guy, who sacrificed his Achilles tendon and hamstring in order to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society! Mom said he was doing triathlons with the Team in Charlotte when they met more than 10 years ago. His 10-years-older body definitely took a beating with the training this time around, so we should appreciate this as a lesson to never give up. And best of all, appreciate him as a guy who accomplishes great things, but never takes himself too seriously.
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