Don't Trust This Face.

She's one of my best friends and the mother to my favorite photography subject, Finley.


But she can't be trusted.

Rachel is training for her fourth marathon this fall. I am one of her biggest marathon fans, watching her run in both Oklahoma City and Chicago. Finley hangs out with me during Rachel's long weekday runs because the stroller is heavy.

When Finley was born in April, Rach told me that there was a special qualifying time for the Boston Marathon for people who had a baby in the last six months. I thought this was really cool! Running the Boston Marathon is one of Rachel's biggest goals.

I told LOTS of people about Rachel's goal. I'm so proud of the new mom, running all those miles four times a week. Anytime anyone brought up marathons, I told them about the special qualifying time that Rachel is aiming for this fall.

Correction: She made the whole thing up. There is no special qualifying time. She said it jokingly, but I didn't know. I believed her and told the whole world.


I'm sorry for leading you on. Rachel is just running it to prove she can.