Easy 6 miles 7:45 pace. Got all the details for TOU arranged. Flight to SLC leaves Friday at 4:30. My sister-in-law, Ashley who is also running the marathon is picking Aaron and I up at the airport and my Mom is picking up the kids. Mom will take the kids to her house in Bountiful Friday night and bring them to the finish line Saturday morning. Aaron, Ashley and I will call for take-out at Robintinos in Bountiful and then eat and drive to Logan, pick up race packets, and stay in Smithfield with my BYU track buddy, Holly Haguewood (also running the marathon). Aaron will borrow a road bike from Ashley's husband so he can get some exersise Saturday morning and watch/film/photograph parts of the race. Our photographer friend, Eric Wynn will also be coming up to get some shots. Holly, Ashley, and I will drive to the shuttle bus pick-up together before the race. Mom will meet us with the kids at the finish line. My brother Dave will be getting race updates through text and forwarding the texts to my other 3 fans (Mom, Aaron, and Callie). Dave and his wife Christina will be appearing at the finish line with smiling faces and loud cheers. After the race we'll go back to Holly's to shower, go out for lunch, and come back later for the awards at 1:15pm. After that my siblings, Mom, and Step-Dad are getting together for a BBQ at Dave and Christina's in Layton. And a few hours after that, Aaron's family is getting together for a post marathon celebration and games at his sister and brother-in law, Ashley and Matt's house in North Salt Lake. Sunday we'll visit Aaron's sister, Emily at her newly purchased home in SLC and fly home Sunday night. What a FUN weekend! There is my pre-race report. Now after the race I can just post my finish time since you all already know everything else that happened.
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