After hanging out with friend until very late Saturday night, I went to sleep only to wake up a few hours later. I tossed and turned and ended up maybe getting two hours of sleep. Glutton for punishment? No, just wanting to support some great friends!

I drove to Ryan’s house and we headed out, first to Starbucks. I had an unpictured grande soy chai tea latte. Yum! Ryan and I wanted some perfect oatmeal, but they were OUT!! Luckily I had brought a banana and we split it, but it ended up being our only food until after the marathon. I think we were so cold it numbed us from feeling hunger.

We got there after the start to save ourselves from traffic and it worked! We parked in the Epcot lot super close to mile 9. Meghann was super fast and had already passed when we arrived! Here’s the ice right where we were standing. I was nervous for the runners if there was slick ice!

I was so excited to see Caitlin and Lauren super quick! Then we saw Megan, Kelly and Deb!

I was so happy to see them and cheer them on I didn’t take pictures, but here are a couple of pictures from Ryan’s camera:

We then started walking to the viewing point around miles 12.5-12.7. We headed the wrong way because we were told it was the right way on the maps we had from Disney. Apparently Caitlin’s family had the same idea. I saw recognized her dad first but I had only met her husband so I called his name and they all turned around. We let them know that Caitlin and Lauren had already passed. He jokingly said “she sped up, she’s in big trouble!” But we all made the trek to the next viewing point. It was fun standing with their families as they ran by!

First, Captain America made his way through.

Here they come!

Yay!

A little bit later, we saw the girls in pink(and the girl in the green headband ) approaching.

Megan, Kelly and Deb managed smiles as they approached the half-way point!

Then Ashley came by!

There she goes! I swear she started running faster after she saw us!

We then headed into the Polynesian hotel with thoughts of hot chocolate or tea in our heads. Sadly, everyone had the same idea and it was packed. We sat on a bench and stuffed our mittens with hand warmers! Then we got in line for the monorail and headed to the finish.

As the monorail traveled over Epcot we got to see runners in the park! So neat, this is when I wished(more then normal) that I had an annual pass. How cool!

Ashley’s boyfriend, David, had saved an awesome spot in the bleachers for us.

Thanks David!

We knew we had time to wait, but we tweeted and took pictures while we did.

I loved seeing the couple with their arms around each other after finishing their marathon!

The runners making their way through.

Then we spotted a bright yellow, LuLuLemon jacket! Meghann was coming!

Crossing the finish line!

Awesome job Meghann!

Then we spotted this:

No he didn’t carry her the whole way, he picked her up right before crossing the finish line. It was so sweet!

At this point the ice still hadn’t melted! This was on the bleachers.

Then Caitlin and Lauren crossed! I let Ryan take pictures of them crossing as I took a picture on my phone to tweet for everyone watching back home.

Then we saw Megan cross, then Kelly. We were looking so hard for Ashley but I didn’t spot her until after she crossed the line. We then rushed down to meet her.

Awesome job on your second marathon Ash!!

It was so crazy we didn’t see any of the girls after in the reunion area, but I am so happy we got to cheer them on a few times!

It was my third time watching a marathon, and I just love the energy. One day I hope to run one! Who knows? I need to make it through my first half-marathon first!

Will Disney be seeing YOU in 2011?

Katy