Ooops...I let a month pass by. Wow, what a busy month!
I hate it when I let a month pass. Not good for my 2015 goal, huh? But geez...this past month was filled to the max. Here's a peak of what has been going on, and some of these will have longer posts coming this week (I hope).
Jarrod completed his first Half Ironman in New Orleans. I thought he was nuts when he first brought this whole thing up last fall, and while I still do....I'm so proud of him for setting his mind to this and accomplishing it. He finished the race in just under 7 hours. For those unfamiliar, it's a 1.2 mile swim followed by a 56 mile bike ride and ends with a 13.1 mile run. We did some projects around the house while he was gone, including making Welcome Home signs for him.
It seems our healthy living example is paying off, too. Gavin participated in Running Club again this year and participated in two runs - the Wildcat Rumble was a 2 mile run on school property, and then the two of us ran the Gold Rush 5K together, his longest run to date.
Our 5K was perfect. Neither of us was feeling great, but we were determined to complete the race. I promised him we could take it slow and walk if needed, but also encouraged him to push himself and keep going as much as he could. The sweet kid held my hand during almost the entire race. I couldn't believe it...never expected him to reach for my hand while running! I just drank it all in. Such a special race. We finished in about 45 minutes and he was so proud of himself. He kept saying how much longer it was than he was expecting. Haha! I wonder if he will sign up for it again next year.
Well...now that I've wasted most of the morning trying to transfer iPhone pics and ended up having to do a Restore to my phone (GRRR!) I will have to keep the catching up going another day. Sigh.
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