Louisville Ironman!

This past weekend (I'm a bit late posting this) my brother-in-law, Mark, and several other guys Erin and he are friends with from Nashville competed in the Louisville Ironman. It was so much fun to watch them all throughout the day (dashing all over the city of Louisville to catch glimpses of them) and to hang out with family and friends who were supporting them. In case you aren't familiar, here's the breakdown of an ironman:

• 2.4 mile swim
• 112 mile bike ride
• 26.3 mile run (full marathon)

Easy, right? I have to admit, although I've been tempted to do a marathon before, I can officially say I have no desire to do a full Ironman ever! I believe Mark's words to Erin after he crossed the finish line 11 hours later, were that he'd never felt so physically awful in his entire life and every fiber of his being ached or hurt in ways unimaginable. Sounds like a good time, right? Regardless, it was inspiring to watch! Here are some pictures from this weekend:

JP, Drew and Mark at the start before the swim...no comment on the speedo!

Nate, Drew, Micah and Bieka talking while waiting for the runners to come through.

Only 25 more miles to go Mark!

Drew on the bike

Erin...watching for Mark to cross the finish line around 6:00 that evening.

Mark finally finishing! Erin and I were screaming like maniacs and he still didn't hear us because I think he was so much in the zone and completely worn out by that point!

Another high quality picture from the iPhone--me and Erin at the finish line

All finished! Now you can't tell in this picture but there is a baby in that belly:) I did get Erin's permission to tell people now and I am SO excited that Drew will have a cousin and I get to be an aunt in February!