He did AWESOME!!!

He did it! He did it! I'm gonna brag about my Daddy now. If you're not interested, you may want to stop reading now. : )

The morning started out pretty warm ... and just got hotter and hotter. Mommy and Daddy went into the Top 100 tent about 45 minutes before the start of the race and just prepared from there. Daddy was really nervous. Mostly because he didn't know what to expect as this was his first marathon.

After kissing good-bye (yuck!), Daddy went to his corral, and Mommy walked through the trillions of people toward the 2.5 mile mark. At 7:59, the race began and Mommy met her friend Lisa again to cheer on Daddy. Mommy, Lisa, and Noelle ran from place to place and got to see Daddy a whole bunch of times. The streets were packed with cheering fans at least 5 deep on each side of the road for nearly the whole race. It was an awesome sight to see. Truly!

At one point, Mommy and her friends had to actually jump into the race and run for awhile just to get to the other side. Lack of planning on their part...for cheering on the wrong side of the road. Whoops! Anyhow, Mommy ran with Daddy for a teeny bit at mile 14 and at mile 16.5 to give him water and Gu. She got teary-eyed each time she saw him because she was so proud. (What a mush-ball!) It was scorching hot, but Daddy ran like a champion. A real champion. He came around the corner for the last half mile and Mommy screamed like a crazy lady for Daddy. He waved at her and then finished his race up the hill and around the corner.

Overall, Daddy finished 61st out of 45,000 people. Can you believe that? We are so proud of him. Read Daddy's blog for more details about the heat and all...it was brutal. They even stopped the race after 3 1/2 hours and made the rest of the runners stop. Apparently, they were bringing in ambulances from an hour away...wow!

Well, I'm off to bed. Go Tribe!!! (Please win so that I can read about it in the paper when I wake up in the morning)

love, my daddy's son tj