I am constantly amazed at my husband. When I met him he was avidly pursuing youth ministry. His heart for young kids is truly amazing. That was seen last month when he paced Jared to a 2nd place age group finish at the Mesa Half Marathon.
Last year Jared almost got on the podium and this year Bob was determined to make it happen for him. They trained every Saturday for a couple of months and even after Bob nearly broke his toe and had to go no running for a while, he still rode his bike next to Jared to help him stay on track.
The morning of the race I dropped all of the runners at the start and then made it to the finish line. I tracked them for their entire run. Bob and Jared held a near 6:45 pace (thats fast) for the entire race. Bob let Jared push ahead of him around mile 9, but he successfully managed to get him across that line for their goal time of a sub 1:30.
Jared came flying across at 1:29 and Bob soon after at 1:32. Amazing. But what I love most is the commraderie they had, the goal they set, and the victory they achieved.
Jared's finish time was enough to get him a 2nd place age group win. Absolutely amazing.
I had a blast following some of the other amazing runners that I know as they crossed the line. The running community is pure awesomeness and the people we know are just cool. Jared's Dad Joe came in a few minutes later and of course the infamous Bev and Cindy duo!
So exciting to see what Jared is gonna do with his fast feet! Proud of the guys for making this dream a reality!
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