Marathoning Mofos

I woke up late this morning to the sound of helicopters and cheering. That could only mean one thing -- the Los Angeles Marathon! Usually, I find the marathon rather annoying, as it basically holds me captive in my own home due to all the street closures.

This year, however, was different. This year, I had people to support!

I packed up my camera and the big colorful signs I made last night and boarded the Metro to Union Station.

Why was I going away from the marathon? To meet my fellow supportive mofos who had taken the train to Union Station!

R, Amber, and Wan were already there with the goodie bags from the L.A. crew. Mad props to R and Amber for lovingly constructing these. The contents included Icy Hot, Motrin, Salonpas, Epsom salts, Snickers marathon bars, Jolly Ranchers, Gatorade, and other unique items that shall be revealed later in this post.

See one of my signs in the back? I made one for each girl, and the back of each sign also had encouraging words. The posterboard I got had a different color on each side, which made it look like I had 12 signs! I attempted to do an art deco font. You'll see more of these later, too.

I was intrigued by the offerings at the Union Station snack bar. I've never had a freshly backed bagel. I wonder if there is some weally weally whitle butter for that whitle bread.

After Kate, Jon, Claire, Tim, Jennifer, Ashley, and MBOC arrived, we headed to Philippe's for lunch. Please note I took the first photo below one-handed while juggling six signs in my other hand. That's why there's a pole in the upper left corner. Poop.

I had a double-dipped lamb with jack cheese and a lemonade.

And then it was time to ride the Metro back to 7th and Figueroa to meet kim photography at our cheering spot.

There were many interesting runners and a few interesting signs. Pikachu was my favorite!

We went crazy when our first runner, 10YearsTogether, started the last 0.2 of the 26.2! Fierce!

Not long after, USCgirl ran by. AsianPrncssKim crossed our path later. Then Cat made the turn onto Flower Street.

And finally Jessica and Aline triumphed! They were going so fast that they were just a blur. Har har har.

Here are some supportive mofos and supportive husbands!

Amber models the "tears of joy" packets she made for the goodie bags. Cat caught on quickly.

The runners sport their hard-earned medals (and smoothies).

A few of us joined some of the girls and their husbands for post-marathon nachos and calamari.

I had to take a picture of APK's new kicks.

We love our runners (even when 10Years makes her infamous keyboard face, which, by the way, is perfect for any computer monitor's wallpaper)!

Congratulations, 10Years, USCgirl, APK, Cat, Y_L, and Fiddy! We are so proud of you guys!