Today we enjoyed the annual Almond Blossom Festival with a new element-- cheering Dave on at the finish line of the 8K! We are so proud of and impressed with Dave for meeting this running goal. To think where Dave was a year ago, and then even two months ago with the sprain, but he's been working hard and was able to run the 5 miles easily this morning. He even came in about 2 minutes under his goal!
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Dave said he was very motivated by the thought of seeing us at the finish line. Ella made this little "GO DADDY!" sign and received lots of attention from the runners passing by. When we caught sight of him rounding the corner, we were super excited and then impressed as he sprinted right by us for that finish line..
After Dave caught his breath, had some water and fruit and chatted with other racers, we took this last picture of the achievement. Note that the time in pic is well past Dave's finishing time. :) Maybe this is just the first of many "Finish Line" pictures to come?
Our good pals in the ministry, Lloyd and Heidi, were kind enough to let us hang out at their house in the time between the race and the parade. The kids ran around with the natural high that friends and parades bring. Once again, we loved sharing a plot of grass and some laughs and cheers with them.
5 comments:
We loved it too! And YEAH, DAVE! (Thanks for the inspiration. We'll see if my "thinking" about running next year translates into action. Ummm, I better sit down and think about that!)
Congratulations, Dave! That's awesome to see and I'm so glad the sprain didn't hold you back. It looks like Delia took her job as a cheerleader very seriously and I'm impressed with how well Ella can write!
-Uncle Kyle
Yeah! Good job, Dave! We are very impressed! =)
love,
Teri and family
Way to go Dave! That is a huge accomplishment! I'm sure you didn't feel so bad later eating those tri-tip sandwiches either!!! We were sure wishing for one of those meals along with a funnel cake to wash it all down. Oh Ripon...we miss you in so many ways....
Totally impressed with Dave - even after that major injury! As you know the Gilmores LOVE running as a family foray. Jen, when are you lacing up those tennies?
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