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[quote=Anonymous]I will be running this year.   It is my first marathon ever.

We live in the far out suburbs.   Dh told me he will drop me off at the metro and I can take that in.   I just figured that meant he would drive up later to watch me, since it will be several hours...

But then I was just talking about our son's sports schedule (we havent' received it yet, and I mentioned there was a possibility he'd have a game at the same time) and he said "Well, that's fine since I'll be home with the kids anyway"--in other words, he wasn't planning on coming up to watch me/see me at the finish line at all!

He said that it would be really crowded and hard to get there, etc.

Is this "normal?"   Do most runners not have anyone there to cheer them on at the finish line because it's too crowded?   I was at least hoping I could get a picture with my medal, somewhere up in that area (where the background would still be of a post-marathon crowd/environment, as opposed to 2 hours later, at home in my living room).

I'm feeling kind of bummed and not supported, but maybe I just don't know enough about how marathons are.

thanks.[/quote]

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