Charleston Pictures, Set 5 of 8

RACE DAY: COOPER RIVER BRIDGE RUN!!!!!!!
I'm excited to share these pics because this is the reason why we came, to tackle the challenge of a 10k run together. Behold....


Team KPIC! (unofficial name)


Including the invaluable players Brittany and Kim, and Kristin (not pictured). I'm always amazed by the creativity of people--is this cool or what?! B & K made those shirts as a surprise. After being dropped off at the starting area, us runners had to leave Kristin, Kim and Brittany behind.... (They would meet up with us later.)


Fortunately we were close to a large bank of the porto-potties. I don't know about you, but I have to go when I get really nervous....

After a slight scare with the start of rain, the sky cleared right before the race start. It was in the 60s I guess with the cloud cover, and rain would have made things chilly. From that point, we had to split up because runners were lined according to their self-predicted finish time, so Brandon and I went near the front. Gui and Lydia Ruth ran together, then Sandra and Nelvin, and then Jenn and Aeisha. We waited through a couple renditions of the national anthem, then at 7:00am... we were off, as everyone cheered!


You know I had to do this, right? Behold, an in-run view of the race (see Brandon on the right?!). We were cruising, and I'm lucky I didn't trip and fall. That was a risk I was willing to take to bring you close to the action!!!!!!!


A slightly sharper pic of Brandon ascending onto the bridge (it's hard to hold a camera steady while running). All runners cheered when we got to this part!

We pushed through mile 1... 2... 3... 4... 5... and... 6, until all from our group were FINISHED, and in EXCELLENT time.


Look at these people! They deserve the post-race party thrown for them at the finish on Meeting St.! Jenn was wise to suggest that we all wear the same color. It made finding each other afterwards that much easier.... And after loading up on free goodies and sharing our excitement, we headed towards Battery Park where Kristin had a picnic lunch waiting....