The first marathon that my husband and I ever ran together!

#RunninRomance

He started out as the nerdy little neighbor boy.  We rode the same middle school bus. We became friends in high school and he talked me into running on the cross country team with him. He trained with me for my second marathon… and as runners do, we got to know each other very well through many miles and lots of laughs. I fell in love with him early one morning on a 15 mile run.  He was on a bike that day just to keep me company. We were talking and happy— when bam! I needed to go to the bathroom!  The kind of bathroom that required toilet paper. I didn’t know what to do! A little embarrassed, I slowed down, began to walk and said, “I really need to use a restroom.” Communicating the emphasis of my statement with my eyes.

That was all I had to say, Austin heroically road quickly off into the sunrise with a quest to find me a bathroom! The nearest small town was about two miles away.  He rode into town, scanning the streets looking for a gas station, store, house, anything! Finally, he found a kind samaritan man out watering his plants and with a smile asked, “..Good morning sir, do you mind if my friend uses your bathroom?” And explained the situation a bit further.

Meanwhile, I was trying my best to walk/run, VERY uncomfortable, embarrassed, and hoping that Austin would come back!  Then he appeared riding in the sunrise, like a superhero to save the day! “Hop on!” He said, as he reached me and directed me to sit on the handlebars. He then biked me right to the front door of our good samaritan’s house.

In this moment, I loved him..and I knew I could trust him with anything!

We want to hear your best #RunninRomance stories!!! Whether you are a runner, or just tried to run with your lover once. Share your pictures and story! Instagram, twitter, Facebook or in our comment section on the blog!  Make sure to tag #RunninRomance @marathonmommala and @triandrungirl . We will highlight the best ones tomorrow on the blog with your picture!

Can’t wait to hear these lovely, hiliarious, romantic stories!!!

Here’s another one from @MarathonMommaLa Instagram:

#tbt to the St. George Marathon in 2009. I had been sick in bed the whole week before, and wondering what was wrong. My hubby and I were supposed to run the marathon together that weekend and we found out the night before the race that I was two months pregnant! It was morning sickness! Elated, and not wanting everyone to find out the good news yet, we decided I would still run. We started the race and I had every intention of dropping out. Every single mile was so hard I could barely put one foot in front of the other. My patient husband would sweetly say, “Let’s just walk for a minute and see how you feel.” This went on for 18 miles! By then, I knew I HAD to finish, we were so close! Here we are right before the finish line with our little one year old. This is one of the million reasons why I love Austin so much! #besthubbyever#HappyAlmostValentinesDay #runmom #rundiaries#MarathonMomma #StGeorgeMarathon#runninromance