There And Back Again

A couple of weekends ago we made a QUICK trip to Utah so Sam could run the Ogden Marathon. We stayed at my sister's house and she and her husband were so kind to help prepare and encourage Sam for his upcoming race. You see, Rachel has run a marathon herself and her husband Mike had run NINE up to that point. I'm not even going to guess how many Halves they have run.

Sam didn't feel as prepared as he wanted to be for the race. With a couple of different injuries right at the peak of his training, he was not where he wanted to be heading into it. However, he gave it a try anyhow and HE DID IT! I am so proud of him. He came in at 4 hours and 23 minutes. To my amazement, within a couple of hours he was talking about when he will run his next one. Apparently, he really wants to "run" it, and, barring any further injuries, be better prepared. (As he consulted his running log after the fact, he noted that during the last 10 weeks of his training he had been running an average of 2 miles a day. Hehheh. Definitely NOT enough to be marathon ready. Yikes!)

It was a great experience for Sam, and our buttons are bursting. Way to go Hun!

Making posters:

Group shot of the cousins:
Sam at the final stretch (due to the blazing sun, I didn't realize my camera was in this black and white mode. Grrrrr. Guess it just adds to the dramatic effect?):
Happy Family: