So the pressure was on that morning. Not that Taber expected to win since running is a hobby and not something he has time to train for extensively. Still, he wanted to do his best for his number 1 fan who really believed her Daddy could win. His goals that morning were to finish in the top 50, under 50 minutes with an 8 min/mile pace. When we saw him at mile 2 he looked on track to meet his goals.
The weather was a little chilly, but the girls were bundled up and excited to be outside to cheer on their dad.
The race ran through some scenic trails at a beautiful park called Mine Falls near our house. It was a really cool place for the girls to explore while we walked to different spectator points.
I was worried they might get bored but the leaves and rocks and sticks and logs provided plenty of entertainment and photo ops for these two.
Here they are waiting at a little waterfall bridge for Taber to come through.
It didn't take long before we saw him. This was near the end of the race and he was definitely ahead of the big middle pack crowd.
The girls cheered loudly when they saw him and then after a little more exploring and tree hugging we cut across to the finish line.
And there he is coming down the home stretch. He finished in 48:09. Almost 2 minutes faster than his 50 min goal time at a 7:46 min/mile pace which was also well under his 8 min/mile goal. He was also the 40th finisher which met his goal for finishing in the top 50. Teya excitedly asked, "DID HE WIN?!" And I said, "Yes he did, because he beat his goals and did his very best." That was good enough for her and she ran to find him and give him the biggest victor's hug ever.
It was a great morning and always so fun to support our main man in his running adventures. I love what a good example it is for the kids and can't wait till next year when hopefully I'll be back out there running with him. : )
8 comments:
Way to go Taber!!! I bet it felt so great to kick your goal's butt like that. All that training is definitely paying off. By the way, we were running races at the exact same time! Except I was only running a 5K...but with 30,000 other runners! Again, great job and I can't wait till we can meet up and do some more races together!
Wow he was really flying! He can almost run a 10k in the time it takes me to run a 5k! haha... It's gonna take a lot of patience getting back into running, I didn't expect how hard it would be. But posts like these are so motivating, I needed that! And that is so cute Teya prayed he would win. Makenzie thought I won my marathon because I got a medal. :) It's so sweet when someone believes in you that much!
I majorly commend both of you. I can't stand running and always am impressed with people who genuinely seem to dig it. Awesome job Taber!
What a sweet little prayer by Teya. And Taber did amazing! Holy cow! I can't wait to hear what kinds of running adventures you two have together in the next year. :)
Becca! I haven't been blogging for months--had NO idea you were pregnant! Congrats! You are one hot mama--seriously! Love the Halloween Party-it looked like SO much fun!
Love,
Charity
Wow! What a pictureque place to run- looks super chilly but cozy at the same time. Great job Taber!
I love how supportive your girls are of Taber's running - they are the cutest little fans. You guys are an awesome running family.
I love all the tree-hugging pictures!
Wow Taber, that is awesome! I love the example you guys are setting for the kiddos. They are so beautiful in those pictures, by the way, and that was such a sweet prayer by Teya. Maybe one day I will love running too until then I'll live it through you guys :)
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