Ogden Half Marathon

John's final time was 1:59:54! He came in 6 seconds before his goal! Out of 1,978 half marathon runners, John came in at #689!

Ogden Marathon

Today John ran his 1/2 marathon in Ogden Canyon. He did a great job and finished in about 2 hours (I don't know the exact time yet!). I thought I would post the few pictures we got of him today. Unfortunately, this particular race only has certain spots where you can watch the runners. We chose to wait for him around the finish line.
Here he is coming in...



Here he is running past us, focusing hard on the last few steps... John didn't see us because of the mass amount of spectators. He didn't hear us because he was listening to his music to help him keep pace!




Braxton finally found his daddy! Braxton had been asking for him since 6am this morning. The marathon started at 7am, so John had to leave at 6am to get there. Braxton, of course, woke up almost immediately after John left.
P.S. Thanks to Steve Keller for getting up to drive him to the starting line! If John had had to catch the shuttle, he would have had to leave at 5am. I'm glad that Braxton (and I!) got in that extra hour of sleep!



John and his marathon running partner, Tate. Thank you Tate for getting John started on this marathon thing... We are so proud of him for being active and getting healthy! And who knows... maybe I'll start getting into it!

Mesa Falls Half Marathon

Well, John did it! He finished his first 1/2 marathon on Saturday, August 23. He started off at 8:30am and finished his 13.1 miles in 2 hours and 33 minutes. How awesome is that!

Braxton and John before the race at the starting line.



Braxton and I loved cheering for him along the way. We would drive a few miles ahead of the runners and wait for John to come along. It was so much fun! Braxton loved looking for his daddy, and would yell out the window at the runners.. "Daddy, Daddy". He got quite a few smiles from the other runners!


Finally at the finish line! Braxton was so excited to see his daddy, and wanted to be held by him immediately! I think he just wanted to give his daddy some congratulatory hugs and kisses!

Mesa Falls

Last Saturday we took a trip to scope out John's upcoming 1/2 marathon (August 23) which ends in Ashton. I was completely oblivious to how these things work until John decided to start looking into them. People actually pay to go running for 13 miles (1/2 marathon) or 26 miles (full marathon)! I think it's absolutely crazy - but then again, I do not really enjoy running. John has been training for quite some time, and he is doing really awesome.
If you are interested in seeing the course specifics, here is the link: Mesa Falls Marathon

While there we did a little sight-seeing at Mesa Falls.
It was very pretty, and we got to have a giggle at Braxton plugging his ears to stop the noise of the waterfall.






Braxton didn't want to walk for our sight-seeing, so John ended up carrying him most of the way. When Braxton finally did walk (like 5 steps) he came upon a bench, which he promptly crawled up on, like he was exhausted. He is so funny, and gives John and I such good laughs!



I've been feeling guilty that John is doing all this exercise while I sit around... so I decided to try my hand at running with him. And I've concluded once again that I don't like running! I know it's good for me, but I sure hate the 'sticky spit' that builds up when I run. I felt pretty proud of myself for being able to run a mile without too much trouble... and then I felt really proud when I watched John run 5 miles without stopping! He is amazing!