Two years ago, Ben and I ran this same 5K and Ben pushed Brayden, who was about 5 months old at the time. That was not only Brayden's first race but mine as well...it was also my last race! I hated it. I got second to last...only because Ben is such a great husband and let me go ahead of him.
It was awful. Old men on the side of the road heckled me. When was the last time they had a c-section and ran a race only 5 short months later...NEVER! You do even know how hard it was for the state champion cross country runner to get last in a race he could have very well run but he stayed with me the whole godawful time. Did I mention what a great husband he is!
So this time around, I decided to cheer on (not heckle) the runners, including my husband, father-in-law and family friend, Carol. Brayden loved seeing his daddy and Grandpa run.
Cami had a great race. Although it was a little on the chilly side, she happily screamed and screeched the whole way through the race. Ben finished in 33rd place (first one in with a stroller!) and was just over 20 minutes. Just think of how well he could have done if his training consisted of more than going out for a jog a couple of times in the past two weeks! Ben's goal is to push the stroller over the finish line next year in first place...I will keep my mouth shut on that one. I am trying to be a supportive wife.
Here are some pics of the race:
2 comments:
This is on my to do list! I have always wanted to run but I always remember what that entails! Anyway, I have the jogging stroller all ready....now need motivation!
Great job Ben and Cami!
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