When I left Chris in the last post he had just finished the 112-mile bike portion of the Ironman Triathlon. It was the middle of the afternoon and the temperature was in the high 80's. Perfect timing to run a marathon (26.2 miles).The run course was spectator friendly although I don't know if the competitors liked the idea of running the same loop three times. I think this is about mile 6. Here is the ever-important support team. Dan had scoped out areas to watch for our runner.   

I took photos each time we saw Chris, but he doesn't look much different from one photo to the other (and that's a good thing in a 26-mile run). So I'll skip to the finish. First, a couple of photos of volunteers. There were aid stations at each mile along the marathon course. Some of the volunteers got a little creative with their outfits.There were even super-heroes helping out. While Chris was on his third lap we decided that we'd better find our place at the finish. Dan stationed himself to take a video at the end of a loop where the runners turn for the finish line. Kurtis, Katie, and Meryl stood in the bleachers right at the end. I stood just below so I could get photos in two directions (and I wasn't directly in the path of the blaring sound system).

Chris coming into the finish area with two turns before he sees the finish line.

It's in sight. As the runners cross the finish line the announcer gives the name and says "You are an Ironman!"

 First smile we saw all day.

Not quite finished with the support role. Happy sister & brother-in-law     Proud parents.