I'm so proud of this guy. Not only for running a half marathon, but for stopping at Starbucks before the race. My transformation is nearly complete!
The Phoenix Marathon is simply one of the best local races. Its such a fun event, and its right out our back door. Bob has run one of the distances every year for the past 4 years, and this year was no different. I, of course, am no where near a half marathon place right now, but I am so proud of him for staying committed to running it!
Grandma Jill was in town for the weekend of the race so we sent Bob to the start line with our local running club, and the 4 of us girls headed down to the finish.
All I can say about the man's race is that he is a freaking machine. With relatively few training runs the guy goes out and runs a 1:38 time with near timing precision. For 13 miles, and without a watch, the guy stayed at a 7:40 pace almost on the dot. I mean, the guy is athletic. Lordy. We had anticipated him getting to the finish around 8:15, so when we pulled into our spot at 8:05 we started unwrapping snacks, checking phones, and not paying attention to the runners, when Evie screams, "That's Daddy!!!"
Sure enough we all looked up to see his back crossing the finish line. He flew.......and he will tell you.....he wasn't even flapping his wings very hard! I mean look at the guy's smile. That should tell you all you need to know. The man is a machine.
Another half marathon is in the books for Bob and I am so proud of him. What a race.
Are still going barefoot most of the time or are you fully back wearing shoes when you run?
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