Today, James ran his first half marathon! It is just amazing watching him in less than a year go from not running at all to doing his first 5K, 10K, 10-miler and now 13.1-miler. Charlie and I couldn't have been prouder and had a fun day following him around the course to wave and cheer him on. He was trucking it faster than we expected but we were able to catch up at miles 6, 10 and at the finish. James was pleased with his performance too running the whole time at a faster pace than even planned. Below are some pictures from our fun morning:
Charlie is fascinated by the runners going by
"Mom, when is Daddy coming?"
"Go runners!
Here he comes! Looking good at Mile 6.
Looking even better at Mile 10.
He made it to the finish!
Stretching afterwards
Trying on Dad's medal
The official race t-shirt
We waited to cheer on our friend Jamie who ran the marathon
Congrats to James! That is quite an accomplishment! Andrea and I were talking about you guys when we were together (saying we wished you and Charlie were there too) and we both mentioned that we don't think we'd be able to recognize James in a crowd because he looks so different! I know he has worked really hard...he's an inspiration!
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