Mike ran his 1st marathon in
September (I know I'm very behind). He has been training for several months--
all through busy season. He would come home at 9:30-10:00 p.m. and then go
upstairs and jump on the treadmill. He is amazing. So finally in September he
was able to show off all his hard work at the Top of Utah marathon in Logan. It
was incredible to see our families come and support him. Mike's parents drove
all the way from Vernal and stayed the whole weekend. It was so fun to see
them, eat out, go shopping and just talk. It ended up that now that we live in
Texas to be one of the last times we were able to spend a lot of time with
them-- so we were grateful for the time together. My family also gave up their
entire Saturday and came up to cheer him on and enjoy a celebratory lunch. Our
families are awesome!!
It's late and I've been
unpacking, hanging, opening and cleaning our new Texas home for the last 8 days
straight (if I see another cardboard box I think I might snap)... so I'm giving
up on writing more about his marathon today. Laziness? Possibly. Or just pure
exhaustion. Either way, I hope you all enjoy the pictures and the quick
captions.
Dustin & Jeffrey. Like
my sign? It rhymes. :)
The whole gang waiting for Mike.
This
is with only about a half a mile to go-- you can just feel the pain that all
the runners are in at this point. I started running with Mike at this point and
tried to encourage him.
He's almost there! I'm
running off the right (families have to stay out of the final stretch) and
yelling loudly encouragement. :)
Can you feel the pain?!
We sure could! This is
mom and Marisa's "this is how we would feel if we ran 26.2 miles"
look.
Our AMAZING family who came
to cheer Mike on! I LOVE this picture but hate that the picture taker didn't
tell us that Alys was barely visible back there with her head poking over
Mike's shoulder!
These are three remarkable
people-- I love Mike's parents and of course can't think enough of them for the
fantastic man they raised.
Mike finished in 4:06! Pretty incredible marathon time for a 1st timer, eh? Yeah, I think
he's pretty amazing too. I hope one day to have a picture of the two of us at
the end of a marathon again-- maybe with me wearing the medal? Ok, maybe a
half. ;)
