The last weekend in January, Daniel ran his first MARATHON!!! It was so impressive to watch and he always astonished me with his dedication to training for this huge event!! Dan ran the Houston Marathon which is HUGE! I mean, it was CRAZY.
Daniel is somewhere in this crowd. I looked crazy standing on benches trying to find him just to show him that we were there watching him!! I don't think he saw us but we spotted him just minutes before the race started!
Owen came along with me to support his dad in the race. We stopped around the half way point to wait for him and were both really excited when we saw him come by. Since the race, Owen makes random comments about going to see Dad run and how he ran for a REALLY long time! He did.
This is Owen waiting on the home stretch for Dad!
Here's Daniel running his heart out! He just looks so beat! I would be too, I am sure.
It must be said, when he ran by to finish this race, I could not have been prouder-- even though the weather conditions... a little rainy, very humid... were less than ideal, he gave it what he had and he FINISHED a MARATHON! That is just so huge.
At the end with his medal. I realize this was really a bucket-list item on Dan's list and it was just something he wanted to do to say he did it. I hope I can talk him into at least another half with me one day. But I can count the number of times he has gone running since this day... Zero.
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