CellCom Marathon

Today was the big day! We were up before 6am and out the door by 6:15 to head to Lambeau Field! It is the annual Cellcom Marathon here in Green Bay! D was going to just do the Kids Power Run, but as soon as he found out that if he ran the 5k, his mind was made up! He was going to run through the stadium!

So, we were off!

The morning was chilly! only 39 outside when we were on our way to the stadium. By 7am (start time) it had only "warmed up" to 41! But the cool air made for easier running!

I kept with D up until just before the 2mile marker to keep pushing him along. Once we got close to the 2 miles marker, I told him he was on his own! He was only a block from the stadium parking lot! Once he got there, it was just a matter of running trough the parking lot, into the back of the stadium, out the players tunnel and he was in the stadium! After a nice loop around the stadium, it was back out the same tunnel, and around the corner to the finish line!

Running though the stadium was awesome. For as many times as I have seen the stadium on TV and driven by it at least one a week, it looked small inside today! With empty stands, it just did not look as huge and intimidating that it appears on TV!

I finished a few minutes ahead of D with a time of 41:44 and D with a time of 44:01. His goal was to finish in under 45 and he did just that! I was shooting for 40 minutes and was a little short - I will hit it next time!

We had out own personal photographer along too!! Thanks Honey! for pics, click here

We have decided that even if we have to walk it, we are going to do the half marathon next year!