He told me he wasn't going to try to be competitive. (Right.) The race started at 8am, and he said it would probably take him two hours. I made a plan to leave the house at 9am so we'd have plenty of time to find a place to park and walk over to the finish line.
Well, we barely made it in time. Mark came smoking across that finish line at 9:28am, placing in the top 15. (Exact scores haven't been released yet.) If he was aiming to take two hours, he'll have to try again next year. Because this year he rocked it.
The sweetest thing? We were standing about 200 feet from the finish line. When my 5yo saw Mark, he started cheering and waving. Mark stopped, grabbed his hand, and together they ran across the finish line.
Brought tears to my eyes.
I'm riding high on a borrowed adrenaline rush today, because I didn't run. But my husband and several friends did, and I think you are all AMAZING.
14 comments:
Congrats to your husband for running the marathon. And, what a sweet thing your husband did. =D
This warms my heart, too!
How awesome!
Congrats to your man, so cool.
That's awesome! I'm jealous of any one with the ability to run. Good job, Tamara's hubby.
Way to go Mark.
we just missed each other! Next year, you're running with us ;)
Good for him!! That's awesome!
I'd love to be able to run 13 miles, Meg! I don't think I'm capable!
What a great finish line story. Congrats to Mark!
That is so dang cool! Are you a runner too? I was able to go for 40 minutes today. My goal is to be able to run an hour. We'll see how long it takes to get there. LOL
not a runner, Melissa. No way!
awe, congrats to your hubby! BTw- I just broke your 300 follower mark! woohoo Congrats!
wow! thanks, Katie! totally awesome!
So awesome!
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