Happy "40th Birthday Tonya"

St. George Marathon 2009

Tia and her siblings that were there to cheer her on. We missed Mom, Clay, (both in California), Max (football game), Adam (Wife very pregnant).

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October 3rd, 2009 Tia ran the St. George Marathon. We as a family gathered to support her and cheer on all of the runners, especially Tia. My dad came with us and this was his first time being on the other end of the marathon. Usually he is one of the runners, for ten years in a row (1995-2005) he ran and our family had it down. We would all gather at my house in Ivins and go up to Snow Canyon and wait for him to come through and then dash on down to Bluff St. Park and cheer there and run down to the finish line. So my dad comes and starts trying to tell us when we should go and where, etc. I told him, "Dad, we are pro's at this marathon thing, you just sit back and enjoy the ride and we will show you what we did for 10 years watching you." He justed laughed, he realized we knew what we were doing and it's true, he's never been on this side of the marathon. He was amazed. He didn't know what we went through to get up there to see him. We made it to the first stop and walked a little ways to get up there, we were there for maybe 20 minutes and Tia came through. We were so excited to see her. She looked so good. I was so proud of her. Then we all hurried and made it to our cars and ran down to the finish line. Andy missed her up at Snow Canyon and was NOT a happy camper. I felt bad for Tia, because when she saw all of us, the main person she was looking for want' there. The stupid rangers wouldn't let Andy come up with his car any further, so he missed her. He did see her at the 25 mile marker and ran with her into the finish line. They are such a cute couple. He loves her so much and it shows in everything he does for her. We all met them at the finish line and covered her in candy leis.