Parents, a princess and a pirate

Brett the Multi-Marathoner!

Brett was so mad about how he did at the marathon in Akron that he wanted a do-over. He didn't want to throw away all the training that he put in over the last 6 months and settle for the time he got at Akron. We did some research and found a marathon 3 weeks later in Indianapolis. Seemed like perfect timing. He did lots of research on what could have caused his cramping (low sodium most likely which was aggrivated by his over-hydration) and adjusted his goals for this race.
Saturday morning was very cold so Brett headed to the start of the race by himself. My sparkpeople friend, John, who is also a great runner took the time to stop by the race and saw Brett at mile 4. He called me to say that Brett looked great. The kids and I found a good spot on the course that allowed us to see him at mile 17 and mile 21 because it looped around. It was still cold but I had chairs for the kids to sit on and we cheered on all the other runners. Soon Brett came around the corner and we cheered loud for him! He was feeling good so we gave him a banana and sent him on his way. The kids were really cold so we got blankets out of the car and snuggled up and waited for Brett again.
He came around the bend, 21 miles down, with a big smile and we knew that he would finish well under his last marathon time. A quick picture and good luck wave and he was off. I gave a few bananas away to guys who looked like they needed them. Then we piled everything back into the car and headed for the finish line. Which was far away and strange to think that Brett was running that whole way! We got there in time and watched him cross the finish line at 3:50, 55 minutes less then his time in Akron!!!! What a wonderful feeling for him because he got to see that he could do better and that he could overcome the obsticles he encountered during his last marathon. So proud of him!