What you say?

As you heard from Dustin's post, we had a great time in Houston. The highlight was D's 3:03 marathon. Just think about it...that is a 6:56 min/mile, for 26.2 miles!!  I signed up for text tracker and had my phone with me on the race so I could track how Dustin was doing. I was so excited when I got the finisher text and knew he qualified! Critter's first trip could be to Boston next April!
For the race I wore a shirt that said "speed bump" and had an arrow pointing to my belly. When I first thought of this shirt I pictured myself with a bigger bump. Even with a small bump, people still got it. It was funny to see people's reaction. Guy's would yell out "go speed bump" and the girl next to him would "whisper", "she's pregnant" and then I would here from the guy, "oh!, ha ha, that's funny." Or I would run by a pack of girls to hear a collective "awwwww". Towards the end when I was walking I got a few "congratulations!"One lady gave some motherly advice by smiling and saying, "take care of yourself".  As hard as it was to walk only halfway through the race it was funny to the reactions. One lady thought I was just giving up, waved her finger back and forth in my face, and said, "don't let them see you walking!" LOL, I guess she thought that would be motivating.
BTW...I didn't turn on my ipod the entire race! I thought I would get bored but I really enjoyed it. The race was totally different towards the back. People were more laid back and talkative. I was shocked at the number of people that would spot family/friends and stop to hand off clothes and chat a bit. That doesn't happen towards the front! You are lucky if you get a high-five. lol. It was a fun experience, and a beautiful day.
Anyways, back to the point of this blog. After every race we talk about the funny and interesting things we see along the way. I wanted to share a few of the unique signage we saw in the crowds. What you say???

"Run a better race than Perry"
"This parade sucks!" or "Worst parade ever!"
"Faster, I heard they're running low on beer"
"Chuck Norris never ran a marathon"
"your feet hurt cause you're kicking so much butt"
"Hurry, I farted"
"Hurry, Texans play at 12:00" (they had a playoff game that day)

Fun! Also, I have found a few items related to running that I really enjoy and I cant wait to share them soon. Stay tuned!