I just realized I left out the best part of my Spring Blast Half Marathon race recap! Mike and my three girls often cheer me on at races and act as my support crew by handing me replacement bottles of sports drink along the course. For last Saturday’s half marathon though, I brought my own bottle of sports drink to grab at the aid station at the halfway mark, and left Mike and the kids sleeping at home. By the time I got home after the race, my girls were out playing in the yard and they ran up to the car in the garage. I rolled down the window and my 8-year-old exclaimed,
There’s our champion!
It makes me well up just to think about it now! Such a wonderful, sweet thing to say!
We all went in the house and my 4-year-old presented me with a picture she had drawn for me while I was gone:
Rainbow over heart flowers
My 11-year-old asked me how the race went and gave me a hug, and my husband made me a plate of scrambled eggs with a side of fruit and a mug of hot chocolate! I am so thankful for my amazing support crew!
Your support team rocks!!
I would have cried for sure if one of my kids ran over and said, “There’s our champion!!!”
Hopefully that kind of thing helps calm you as you get closer to race day!
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Knowing you have that kind of support all the time can’t help but keep you motivated. What a great family! Glad you posted about it.
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Very inspirational!
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