Superior...

It was a beautiful weekend to be on the North Shore. 

Perfect weather for a nice little 26.2 mile jog from Two Harbors to Duluth, right?

Jeremy had his morning coffee just before leaving for the starting line.

He has a whole marathon morning routine.

This was a new race for me to spectate with two little ones in tow.

I was a little nervous, but I had a plan!

We stayed just a few miles from the start, so Jeremy just got on a shuttle while we slept in.

We got our first peek at him at mile three.

Then it was on to mile twelve, where I left my camera with the stroller on the other side of the road...so I have no picture.  It would have been a good one though.  I am sure!

Next to mile nineteen. 

Aren't these the cutest spectators you have ever seen???

We didn't make it to Canal Park to watch at the finish line. 

That would be too much for us.

As you can see, three stops were plenty for this cheering crew.

Jeremy did finish, and I would say he finished well.

He told us that he was going to be pacing at a 3:40 finish time.

This is a lot slower than he had hoped, but he has only trained for six weeks trained since his stress fracture.

I was surprised to see him pacing about 12 minutes faster through the whole race.

Here are his stats:

Time 3:28:13

Overall Place 548/5597
Division Place 214/1344
Sex Place 467/3456

Done.

It was easier than I thought to get to viewing spots along the marathon route.

That is mostly because Jeremy runs faster than the majority of marathon runners.

The boys and I are at a viewing spot in time to see some of the most elite runners in the world.  Not too far after we get to see Jeremy run by.  We were leaving our viewing spots about the time the large crowds were gathering.  That made it a whole lot easier to manage two small children! 

We had a great time celebrating the successful completion of Jeremy's 5th marathon, enjoying a beautiful weekend on the Shore, and celebrating Father's Day.

It was certainly a superior weekend!