He Did It and Survived!

Coming in for the home stretch!
Heading under the arch for the finish line! They announced his name over the loud speaker as he ran through!
I need gatorade!!!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!
Daddy's cheering section! (They look real thrilled!)


Mark ran his first half-marathon (13.1 miles) yesterday and survived! Here's the proof! He woke up at 5:30 a.m. to eat his oatmeal and drink a certain amount of water to keep him hydrated then headed off to the race here in town for a 7:30 start time. He arrived at the finish line 2 hours and 24 minutes later, and never even walked! He definitely wasn't the first runner in, but there were at least 30 or so still behind him so he was pleased. He wanted to finish alive with an average of 10 to 11 minutes per mile and he did it! So, we are all so proud of him for finally accomplishing this goal he's had for about three years. We showed up toward the end to cheer him on in to the finish line but we were getting a little worried when he didn't show up for awhile. I asked a policeman there if he had heard of anyone collapsing along the route and thankfully he said no. Levi was at a spot where he could see better so we kept asking him do you see anyone coming with a white shirt and black shorts? And he would say yes but it's not Dad--it's another girl! We were all relieved when we finally spotted Mark jogging along and giving us the thumbs up sign! He spent the rest of the day going to church, eating a lot of food, taking ibuprofen, sitting in the hot tub and icing his knees. He said he'll run another one sometime, but definitely not tomorrow!