Disney World Marathon, January 9th

We started our Disney World vacation off with Mom and Dad's Marathon, Saturday, Jan. 9th. The arctic blast blew into WDW Friday night, and we awoke to FRIGID temperatures! Snow was predicted at Disney World/Orlando area---the first time since 1975! And while the snow did not make it to the ground, (the meteorlogist said it melted, then re-froze as sleet), it was miserable weather to start our vacation, let alone participate in a marathon! It was 26 degrees outside, with a wind chill of 19, and heavy sleet.

But, Randy, I, and the kids bundled up and headed to the finish line to capture some memories for Mom and Dad. However, as soon as we got into the park, the weather worsened and I made a "Mommy-decision" to get my babies out of the horrible weather. So, I sent Randy to the finish line and told him to take pictures!

Here is our "Incredible" Gran, and "Wonder Woman" Mimi, approaching the finish line!
(Just kidding, these are just some of the other crazy people that participated!)

Here is one with Mom and Dad approaching the finish line.
Mom is in the bright, hot pink jacket and Dad is to her right in the gray jacket.
Their actual finish time was 3 hours 36 min! Way to go Mimi and Gran!
(The clock displayed on the picture is the actual gun time, but they didn't walk over the start time pad for over 30 min after the start gun fired.)


My cousins, Michael and Courtney Rees also participated in the Disney Marathon! This is the 2nd marathon my mom has participated with Michael and Courtney---they were all in the San Antonio Rock-n-Roll Marathon, Nov 2008. Courtney's mom also participated!

The happy...but completely frozen....marathoners!

WAY TO GO! We are so proud of all of you! It takes a lot of determination, mental and physical strength to successfully participate in a marathon---and even more so, with the incredibly harsh weather conditions! So, GOOD JOB REESES!!!