Half Marathon

Aaron decided to take up running a few months back. He began by walking and then gradually worked himself up to running. Aaron is athletic but he's never really run before. This was a new challenge and I have to give him quite a bit of credit. He got up almost every day before daybreak just to get in a run before his day began. He and our neighbor, Matt, paired up and took this on together, but they needed a new challenge. They found this in the Mahomet Half Marathon on August 21st. Aaron completed the 13.1 miles in 1 hour 53 minutes which beat his goal of coming in under 2 hours. Now, Aaron runs almost daily and has become fluent in "runner's talk" and honestly, I couldn't be more proud. His next goal? Running a full marathon.

And they're off in the streets of Mahomet (about 45 minutes east of where we live)

Go Matt!

I was already proud of Aaron for his huge accomplishment but watching him come down the hill (far right) as he finished the race was a completely different feeling. The emotion just welled up in my chest and brought tears to my eyes as Avery and I jumped up and down and cheered him on.

Almost there!

Finished!

Matt and Aaron after the race

Wearing Daddy's medal

Putting Daddy's medal on him

So happy for Aaron!